Ghanaian gold mines, property in Costa Rica: What was the money for? Gold mines in Ghana and Alaska, real estate deals in Southern California, Costa Rica and the Middle East. Leake’s pitches to ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or ...

Gold mines in Ghana and Alaska, real estate deals in Southern California, Costa Rica and the Middle East. Leake’s pitches to investors were bold and exotic. He swept up six friends and mutual ...

Gold prices are now at an all-time high: more than $3,000 an ounce, or an increase of some 35% since the beginning of 2024.

People flocked from the boomtown of Skagway, Alaska, to Canada’s Yukon in search of riches during the Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s ... The Alaskan city's port, meanwhile, still supports Yukon ...

Some places are so disappointing that you wonder why people rave about it. You show up expecting something extraordinary but ...

Dr. Seuss's “Oh, the Places You Will Go” is a classic graduation present, but the beloved book could just as easily be gifted to a retiree. It's all about life’s challenges and joys, and the need to ...

But it’s not just the billion-dollar companies that are benefitting: Gold’s surge also could buoy Alaska’s 150 or so placer operations. Those smaller mining businesses use water to wash ...

A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number sounds like a steal. After a historic surge in value, gold is now ...

The project is called the New Amalga Gold Deposit and it’s being led by Grande Portage Resources, a Vancouver-based mineral ...

A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price ... He’s interested in any and all mining related stories, as well as introductory meetings with people in ...