David Bjelland sat transfixed in front of the TV screen, cake in hand, shooing off his relatives as they tried to wish him a happy birthday. Recovering from throat cancer, he was not in the mood for a ...
SULTAN, Snohomish County — With gold at sky-high prices — an ounce goes for about $1,800 — plenty of people are taking up that old venture of gold panning. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management office in ...
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 ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Minnesotans looking to strike it rich may not need to look any further than the Iron Range. Last year, the DNR announced the discovery of gold grains and small gold deposits up ...