Discover the charm and history of these towns in California that offer a glimpse into a vibrant past where the Wild West ...

23 rescued from old Colorado gold mine In Colorado, 23 people were rescued after an elevator malfunction at an old gold mine. Eleven visitors were first brought out of the mine while the remaining ...

Miners want to return to the treasured landscape, promising an economic boost while raising fears of how modern gold ...

We descended into a gold mine through a 100-foot vertical shaft – and what we found was incredible. In this video, we explore ...

Credit: Walter F. Winn / Atlanta Journal Original caption: "1933 -- The Jenkins brothers of Dahlonega, Tom (left) and William, busy with their gold pans in the famed mining section around their home.

LEAD, S.D. (AP) -- A former gold mine that yielded riches for more than a century is poised to spend the next half-century offering scientific prospectors a deeper understanding of the universe ...

Kalgoorlie's 4.5 kilometre-long Super Pit mine comes back from the brink, striving to reclaim its crown as Australia's ...

A poor old gold mine in Nova Scotia, abandoned 25 years ago and reopened last winter, collapsed on its owners last week, thus entombing one of Canada's most distinguished surgeons and a rising ...

The head of Canadian gold development firm Osisko says the company’s Cariboo Gold Project in central B.C. highlights the critical role mining can play in providing economic benefits to Canadians ...

One mine employee, 46-year-old tour guide and Victor resident Patrick Weier, was killed on Oct. 10 when a mine elevator malfunctioned while lowering 11 people down the shaft.

South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Co. <HARJ.J> said at least 36 illegal miners were killed in an underground fire at one of its disused mines at the weekend, adding it was too dangerous to ...