After the discovery of a 17-pound nugget in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, the state became a major hotbed of gold mining as a part of the first American gold rush in 1799. Early discoveries ...

Before Oregon was known for timber, it was known for gold. That’s the underlying message of the new book “Oregon Gold: A ...

Himlerville, Kentucky circa 1920. Himlerville was the coal camp for the Himler Coal company, a cooperatively owned mining operation in Martin County. Many of Himlerville’s original buildings still ...

On a mild Colorado day, a group of twentysomethings is panning for gold. Not in the hills of Cripple Creek or Victor, but in the troughs at Western Museum of Mining & Industry on North Gate Boulevard.

The author, Dr. Timo Särkkä works as a Senior Researcher at the Department of History and Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. The research was conducted in collaboration with the Division of ...

Arizona mining districts originated prior to the formation of Arizona as a territory in 1863. Except for having to pay tribute to a monarch, these self-governing regulations followed the tradition of ...

The 1872 Mining Law – yes, that’s when it was written! – is out of date. NPCA is among the groups advocating for mining law reform to better protect national parks and public health. The ...