Join me on an unforgettable gold digging adventure in Alaska, exploring the historic sites of Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau. We uncover treasures from the gold rush era of the mid-1800s and ...

Alaskan Gold: Placer Mining in Interior Alaska is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

This story was published in partnership with Northern Journal and is the first in a two-story series. VANCOUVER, British Columbia—On a January evening, dozens of people crammed into a banquet space at ...

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals The Gates of the Arctic National ...

ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But Blakestad, a veteran gold hunter, tossed the ...

The corporation is working with a Canadian Mining company to start a large exploration drilling project on the land this year ...

Metals mining has a prominent place in Alaska history. Today, it remains a prominent economic driver in the state. Over the past decade, the metals mining sector has made up 3% to 4% of Alaska’s gross ...

Fairbanks-area mine owners have been engaged in a years-long legal battle over a federal law that allows inspectors to ...