Tony Beets had his best start with three wash plants until the Shaker Deck and Sluice-A-Lot went down for repair and ...

Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...

Parker Schnabel, the ambitious gold miner featured on Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush, is making significant ... frequent equipment breakdowns, and underwhelming early gold yields.

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and by the end of the decade it was over. But not its impact: The Gold Rush may ...

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...

In Gold Rush Season 15, Episode 11, Parker Schnabel achieves his best cleanup yet after a bold triple-wash plant strategy.

Contact with the new settlers brought about serious disruptions to the native way of life. The gold rush of 1848 brought still more devastation. Violence, disease and loss overwhelmed the tribes.

We are excited for you to experience Boiler Gold Rush this August. Purdue University plans to deliver Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) this Fall as it has for over 30 years. Before you arrive, you will want to ...

[Warning: The below contains spoilers for Gold Rush Season 15 ... After months of breakdowns and delays, he was ready to fire up his own wash plant and get that first taste of the good stuff.