Today, his son, Nick Prebalick owns and operates a tour company called California Gold Panning that allows tourists to try their luck at mining for gold. The business helps supplement the families ...

Most of the male population of San Francisco had gone to the mines. The rest of California soon followed. That summer, men like Antonio Franco Coronel, of Los Angeles, dug for gold along side ...

LOS ANGELES— A Canadian mining company has announced it’s suspending a proposal to expand gold mining exploration and road building on California’s Conglomerate Mesa after the U.S. Bureau of Land ...

This map shows some of the important mines of the gold rush. James Marshall kicked off the California gold rush when he spotted some pea-sized bits of gold in a mill raceway. The news brought ...

along with their gold mine, stamp mill and hotel. Kids can learn about ways people would strive to acquire riches during the California Gold Rush, such as providing lodging and supplies to miners.

California's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, ...

Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent articles, advertisements, and cartoons. Some depicted 49ers carrying pistols and rifles, even carrying knives while wielding mining tools.

The rock daisy, already listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act, faces mounting threats from gold mining in its region. “A company determined to dig up the Inyo Mountains in ...