With an ounce of gold being sold for more than $3,000 at the moment, many are hoping to cash in. We went on a hunt for gold with a prospect who showed us just how tedious the process can be to find it ...

The Arizona Transition Zone, sometimes referred to as the Central Highlands, is a northwest-trending belt or escarpment in the middle of the state that separates the Colorado Plateau to the north from ...

Gold mining in the United States is heavily concentrated in a handful of states that combine rich geology with decades of ...

While prospecting along the Hassayampa River in October 1863, Henry Wickenburg and several associates discovered a gold-bearing quartz outcrop 500 feet long, 400 feet wide and 100 feet tall.

Travelers — many inspired by Jacob Waltz — headed to Arizona in search of gold. The Superstition Mountains loom in the background of a historical marker honoring their route. (Joe Duhownik/Courthouse ...