With an ounce of gold being sold for more than $3,000 at the moment, many are hoping to cash in. We went on a hunt for gold with a prospect who showed us just how tedious the process can be to find it ...

Arizona has a decades-long unchallenged reputation as a copper state, but a recent ranking suggests more mineral wealth is hiding beneath its deserts. The study, published by Bullion dealer SD Bullion ...

Experience gold mining in Arizona at Cave Creek Museum. Tour a fully operational stamp mill, pan for gold, and explore historic exhibits.

The Arizona Transition Zone, sometimes referred to as the Central Highlands, is a northwest-trending belt or escarpment in the middle of the state that separates the Colorado Plateau to the north from ...

Cold air can turn gold prospecting into a serious endurance test. This lighthearted but honest look explores how freezing conditions affect prospecting efforts, from stiff tools to numb fingers—and ...

While prospecting along the Hassayampa River in October 1863, Henry Wickenburg and several associates discovered a gold-bearing quartz outcrop 500 feet long, 400 feet wide and 100 feet tall.