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Review: Max Frost proves to be 'golden' on new studio album 'Gold Rush' Special

Atlantic recording artist Max Frost is back with his highly-anticipated studio album "Gold Rush," which was released on October 5, 2018.

San Francisco passes torch on Old Mint restoration

By Nathan Salant

San Francisco - The city’s 1874 U.S. Mint may one day roar back to life as a museum or other featured attraction, but probably not the way a leading local nonprofit group has envisioned for more than 10 years.

Review: The eerie Skagway Gold Rush Cemetery and 'Soapy' Smith’s story Special

By Igor I. Solar

Skagway - The Gold Rush Cemetery in Skagway, Alaska, contains the remains of many ill-fated gold-seekers who lost their lives in search of wealth. It also holds the remains of a town’s hero and the tomb of one of the most infamous con men of the American West.

Californian couple finds gold coins worth $10 million in a tin

By Kev Hedges

A couple in northern California have struck gold after finding $10 million worth of gold coins tucked inside a tin can. The coins date back to the 19th century and were found along a trail the couple had walked for several years.

The Yukon Territory's last great gold rush

By Karen Graham

The Klondike gold rush of 1896-1899 was the last of the great gold discoveries of the Old West. It was forever embedded in our culture, through stories, poems, songs and movies. The photography of that time heavily influenced how we view that period.

Illegal mining & corruption in Ghana related to gold rush

By Nancy Houser

The gold boom of Africa's Republic of Ghana is tragically fueled by foreign speculators and criminals. This is the main cause of widespread corruption and illegal gold trade in one of the world's top gold-producing countries.

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Gold mining dredges were left in their tailing ponds once it became financially ineffective to use these specialised "boats".

Douglas Evans

Dawson City on the Yukon River.

Phil Grondin

Steamer EXCELCIOR leaving San Francisco for the Klondike, July 28, 1897. Excelcior was the first steamer to carry pasengers to the Klondike after news of the discovery of gold in the Klondike was received. She was laden with 350 passengers and 800 tons of supplies. Photo taken: 28 July 1897

Partridge, Sam C. (date of death unknown)

Klondikers carrying supplies ascending the Chilkoot Pass, 1898 Picture taken in March or April of 1898.

Cantwell, George G.