A 12-year-old's "cool rock" sparked an industry that made North Carolina the nation's gold leader before California's infamous gold rush.

In this modern-day gold rush, some amateur prospectors are going out in hopes of striking the motherload. Others are turning to social media to become gold digging influencers. Gold has been on ...

During the gold rush of the 1800s one fellow, Roger, headed West, bought a claim and started digging for gold. After a few weeks of excavating, Roger hit pay dirt. The vein he struck was fairly ...