Many years ago I was watching a show on television about gold prospecting. One of the people on that show said that most people are walking around on gold and don’t even realize it. That got me to ...

Three people have been issued environmental citations for using sluice boxes for gold prospecting without a permit, according to the state s Agency of Natural Resources. A news release was sent out ...

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is reminding the public that a state permit is required when using a sluice box to pan for gold. The agency says environmental ...

Fairbanks has always been a mining camp, and gold has been continuously mined here since Felix Pedro’s discovery in July of 1902. Just about all of that gold was shipped to the states and eventually ...