An obscure element often found in gold mines used to be considered mining detritus. Now it is at the center of the U.S.-China ...

Join me on an unforgettable gold digging adventure in Alaska, exploring the historic sites of Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau. We uncover treasures from the gold rush era of the mid-1800s and ...

Parker Schnabel is a reality television personality and gold miner with an estimated net worth of $8 million, who began mining at age 5 on his grandfather’s claim in Alaska.

Alaska is positively crying for money for schools, human services, road maintenance and infrastructure needs, yet the ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- A gold mining company has acquired mineral rights to land in Alaska north of Fairbanks that is believed to contain millions of ounces of gold. Kinross Gold Corp. acquired the ...

A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number sounds like a steal. After a historic surge in value, gold is now selling ...

Groups opposed to the project criticized the move, saying developers are pursuing accelerated permitting while key questions ...

Thar be gold underneath these hills! That’s what the buyer of Woodchopper Gold Claim could say in Circle, Alaska. The massive property is hitting the market for $23.5 million, the Wall Street Journal ...

The First Alaskans Institute’s annual gala awards rarely get much attention outside of the black-tie fundraiser where they’re given. The honors typically go to people whose work has aligned with the ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold ...