Mining in the area dates back to Capt. Joseph R. Walker, namesake of the famed Walker Expedition that discovered placer gold along ... Mesa Road in the Prescott National Forest.

Lynx Lake, nestled in the pines just outside town, offers cooler temperatures and a forested setting that feels more like Colorado than Arizona. Goldwater Lake, smaller and more intimate, features ...

San Manuel Mine was once the world’s largest underground copper mining operation in size of ... They made minor discoveries, with early gold production of around $3 million at the Mammoth ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 9:12 am ET, was $3,390.21 per ounce. That’s up 0.09% from yesterday’s gold price of $3,387.30.

With the action seen in recent months, Gold formed a peak back in mid-April, doing so at the 3537.80 figure (August, 2025 contract). From there, a sharp decline was seen into mid-May, with the metal ...

Researchers first found a set of human footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. Now, researchers are confident that humans existed as long ago as 23,000 years ago. Several suspects ...