This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — A natural icon of the ...

About a decade before silver was discovered in Nevada, the West’s first consequential mining boom occurred on the other side of the Sierra Nevada near a place called Coloma. In 1839, John Sutter ...

SUTTER CREEK, Calif. (AP) — An attempt to unearth new riches from some of the Gold Rush era’s most productive mines has stalled, with the owners announcing Tuesday that they must spend more than $1 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLOMA, Calif. – This weekend, you can step ...

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, former mining hamlets appeal to hikers, historians, and foodies. A replica of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first spotted in Northern California, is ...

The cradle of modern-day California civilization is not San Francisco or Los Angeles. It’s Sacramento, or more precisely, ...