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.

Locals from the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs, on the East Rand, are continuing to dig for gold deposits on a ...

Residents began flocking to the site after it was alleged that someone had found seven grams of gold, triggering a 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 ...

This follows rumours of untapped minerals near a disused shaft, sparking a gold rush in the area. Since then, scores of people have been digging in a cattle kraal on a neighbour’s plot, where they ...

Ever thought of going hunting for gold on the beach? Rising gold prices and affordable detection gear are driving a quiet boom for metal detecting in Korea.

Residents of Ekurhuleni express concern over gold-seekers digging for gold amid unconfirmed findings, stirring emotions and scepticism in the community.