Take a look around at your fellow GPAA and LDMA members. What do you see? Odds are you see an older generation of prospectors and miners. What you won’t see are many children. Wayne “NuggetBrain” Peterson is doing his best to change that.

Now is a good time to buy gold because of the low U.S. interest rates.

Spot gold may have just reached its highest level in four months, but further increases could be just around the corner.

Prior to the establishment of the San Francisco Mint facility in 1854, private parties (primarily jewelers and assayers) produced their own gold coinage to fill the void.

The beginning of a great getaway weekend is in store for GPAA chapter officers with the inaugural "Meet and Greet" in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, April 16. The prestigious SouthPoint Hotel and Casino hill host the event, so make your reservations now!

After spending seven weeks filming on the shores of the Seward Peninsula and hundreds of hours editing back in Southern California, it's hard to believe the Alaskan series is coming to an end.

Printing problems continue to delay delivery of the 2010 Lost Dutchman's Mining Association membership and permit cards.

During a recent conversation with a fellow gold analyst, he was emphatic that the price one pays for physical gold should be ignored. "What's far more important," he insisted, "is how many ounces I own in relation to the total value of my assets."

The price of gold held tight Monday around last week's close of $1,135 an ounce in London.

Gold bounced above Wednesday's low of $1,133 an ounce for U.S. investors early in London trade on Thursday, rising back to $1,140 by lunchtime.