But that is the case for Frederick Currier, an early Fairbanks gold miner who wrote a story of his exploits in the Far North.

A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number sounds like a steal. After a historic surge in value, gold is now selling ...

The federal government in December gave up its claim to ownership of the section of the Fortymile River in Alaska's eastern ...

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 ...

A major mining company is pulling out of Western Alaska’s Donlin Gold project, selling most of its shares to a U.S. billionaire with a history of investing in gold. Barrick Gold Corp., a Canadian ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

The Fairbanks Goldpanners struck it rich in the summer of 1964 with a poke of gold and a mining claim. All of this began in the summer of 1962, when KFAR began running live broadcasts of the Panner’s ...