The word “dredging” might not make your heart race, but it certainly helped speed the pace of mining in Arizona. From the 1900s through the 1930s, large-scale extraction of the placers on the Prescott ...

Prized among civilization for more than 5,000 years, gold’s role as a precious metal influences world commerce and stimulates exploration. Its symbol, AU, represents the Latin word for gold: aurum.