That $200 million in gold production from just two mines would account for two-thirds of the district’s total production of $300 million. Early California gold mining occurred at a time when the ...

A teen was rescued after becoming trapped in an abandoned mine shaft in Placer County on Monday, according to California ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, fueling Stockton's rapid growth, many are still digging for riches all over California.

In total, the region gave up maybe $8 million in gold over the years. In September 1897, The Times counted more than 3,000 mines in Southern California, some working, some not. One of them was the ...

Most of the male population of San Francisco had gone to the mines. The rest of California soon followed. That summer, men like Antonio Franco Coronel, of Los Angeles, dug for gold along side ...

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KCRA) -- A teenager was rescued by Cal Fire crews after ...

LOS ANGELES— A Canadian mining company has announced it’s suspending a proposal to expand gold mining exploration and road building on California’s Conglomerate Mesa after the U.S. Bureau of Land ...

Mamou Toure and Samba Toure, key members of the government's negotiating team, both used to work in Mali for Randgold, a ...

“I encourage people to continue to get involved to protect our environment from the impacts of gold mining.” "I am extremely grateful ... This is a good reminder that California’s environmental ...

The gold mines became melting pots, as farmers from Oregon and businesspeople from New York mixed with prospectors from Mexico, Chile, Hawaii and China. Almost two centuries later, California ...

Most of the male population of San Francisco had gone to the mines. The rest of California soon followed. That summer, men like Antonio Franco Coronel, of Los Angeles, dug for gold along side ...

Today, his son, Nick Prebalick owns and operates a tour company called California Gold Panning that allows tourists to try their luck at mining for gold. The business helps supplement the families ...