Portland historian William F. Willingham documents Oregon’s overlooked gold rush era that predated the state’s timber industry.

(FOX40.COM) — The Placer County Sheriff’s Office discovered a hidden camera in North Auburn that might have been placed to case homes, officials said. PCSO said deputies discovered a “well-hidden” ...

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- Heavy rain and flooding impacted Northern California over the weekend, leading to rescues and evacuations throughout the region. In Placer County, emergency crews ...

The global competition for critical minerals has intensified as Chinese mining companies have accelerated their international acquisitions, marking the busiest year for overseas deals in over a decade ...

ACCRA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at safeguarding water bodies and halting deforestation, the Ministry of ...

Was there gold in them there hills? Yes. Long before San Diego became known for its beaches, research labs, and urban growth, the mountains to the east briefly thrived with the promise of gold.

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge. A collage of foraminifera, a kind of ...

A process to extract metals from their ore with hydrogen could make deep-sea mining for valuable materials more sustainable than mining on land, a new study claims. Swathes of the ocean floor are ...

(FOX40.COM) — Two affordable housing agreements were approved in Placer County, meeting a range of local housing needs. Video Above: Sacramento County may lose federal funding for homelessness amid ...

Hashprice has plunged to its lowest level since April, when bitcoin was trading around $76,000, now sitting at $43.1 per petahash/second (PH/s). Hashprice, a term coined by Luxor, refers to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Becca Bratcher is an author and journalist specializing in crypto. Over the past few years, the United States, specifically Texas, ...