Kevin Bell, California director of Gold Prospectors of America, uses a pick while looking for gold along Moore Creek near Buck Meadows, Calif., Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

BUCK MEADOWS, Calif. — For 170 years, the gold deposits along Sierra stream beds have been so poked and prodded that easy supplies of the precious metal have grown scarce and are a challenge to ...

Kevin Bell, California director of Gold Prospectors of America, pans for gold in Moore Creek near Buck Meadows, Calif., Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Winter storms sent water blasting through rocks in the ...

Kevin Bell, California director of Gold Prospectors of America, gathers his gold panning tools before heading out to Moore Creek near Buck Meadows, Calif., Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Winter storms sent ...

BUCK MEADOWS — For 170 years, the gold deposits along Sierra streambeds have been so poked and prodded that easy supplies of the precious metal have grown scarce and are a challenge to find ...