Gold prices have come roaring back in the past few weeks and are once again getting close to hitting a new all-time high.

The television and radio airwaves are filled with ads about silver and gold. TV ads want you to sell your silver and gold. Radio and Internet ads want you to buy it. What gives?

The gold price closed at $1,226.20 an ounce on Monday, its highest close since late June.

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) is critical of the plans by President Barack Obama's administration to control Western lands without the approval of Congress.

Goldman Sachs predicts that the value of gold will rise to $1,300 within the next six months.

The appeal of gold as an alternative asset continues to get stronger.

Gold prices rose Tuesday as China announced plans to expand the gold market in the country, and bargain-hunters took advantage of lower prices.

Gold futures rose in New York as a slide in the dollar boosted the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative asset.

The lure of the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine has likely claimed three more lives.

Gold is a better way to store wealth. You don't pay property taxes on it and the roof never leaks.