In this video, I explore gold prospecting near Dahlonega, Georgia, showcasing several notable finds, including pieces of ...

After six years, a controversial bid to mine next door to Georgia’s famed Okefenokee Swamp is no more. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit specializing in acquiring at-risk lands, announced Friday it ...

A recently announced land deal presents a second time a mining proposal near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was thwarted due to public outcry. Joe Cook/Georgia Rivers Georgia ...

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Environmentalists are celebrating a rare win of keeping a mining operation from opening up next to a National Wildlife refuge in South Georgia. Environmental groups in Georgia are celebrating a big ...

A conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that environmentalists spent years battling over a proposed mine that ...

A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota's Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop of miners driven by gold ...