While ghost town enthusiasts can't visit this crumbling deserted California town that was once a desert oasis, they can learn ...

Just 8 miles from that first discovery site in Coloma, Placerville has another distinction: It’s the only city in all of California to own a gold mine ... old abandoned mines isn’t new ...

On a quiet Saturday evening in Nevada County, California, a 15-year-old boy risked his life for his two dogs—and ended up ...

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Website authors wax nostalgic about the hunt for gold and silver deposits in the 1800s. But these same mines, mostly now abandoned, pose a high risk for thrill seekers. Related Articles VTA eyes ...

This land is your land — until a foreign mining company wants it,” writes the owner and caretaker of a historic 19th-century mining town in Inyo.

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