Contrary to what most people assume, the gold rush didn’t end in the 1800s. Across the U.S., people still pull real gold from rivers, streams, and old mining sites simply with a shovel and a gold pan.

Don’t be fooled. Even with your untrained eye for precious metals, you can use visual cues and a few simple tests to determine whether your metallic yellow find is pyrite vs. gold. Dubbed “fool’s gold ...

Gold is dissolved in the ocean but extremely diluted—just parts per trillion. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, you’d need to process millions of pounds of seawater to ...

Whether you've inherited a family heirloom, found a piece at a flea market, or are considering a new purchase, the question of authenticity is paramount: is this gold real? With the rise of ...