Contrary to what most people assume, the gold rush didn’t end in the 1800s. Across the U.S., people still pull real gold from rivers, streams, and old mining sites simply with a shovel and a gold pan.

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A new analysis puts Utah 10th place in the nation for its number of gold locations, but don’t necessarily grab a pan and go out there and pan for the precious resource. Utah can boast of 7.46 sites ...