In 1849, California turned from quiet frontier to chaos overnight. Gold fever spread fast—and everyone wanted a piece.

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CANNES, France (AP) — One hundred years after Charlie Chaplin made dinner rolls dance and ate his shoe like it was a fine meal, “The Gold Rush” has been vividly brought back to life in a new ...

Australia moved to the brink of the World Cup after beating already qualified Japan 1-0 in Perth on Thursday thanks to Aziz ...

The mining of gold has meant the tearing down of entire mountains and jungles, the blasting of rock, the bleaching of ore ...

The transformation of a 1906 residence into a heritage museum marks the first step in an ambitious plan to rebuild Ballarat’s ...

A new gold rush could be on the horizon after geologists re-examined an abandoned site in Wyoming. The Carissa Gold Mine at South Pass City attracted thousands of laborers in 1867 - but it was ...

Over the past decade, gold has nearly tripled in price, reaching record highs earlier this month. One can smuggle more than ...

The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes ... However, on March 10, after three years of searching for the site of the wreck, a team ...

Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds became co-owners of Australia's three-times champion SailGP team on Friday, ...