Ezra, my 11-year-old son, and I clung to a thin rope as we scrambled down a steep, rocky hillside into a narrow river canyon. Using the rope, shovels and our muddy boots to slow our descent through ...

Just because we're long past the days of the 49ers and old-time prospectors, don't think mining for gold has been relegated to the dustbin of history. Interest in small-scale mining is booming, thanks ...