South Africa police standoff with illegal gold miners escalates
The police sealed off access to the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein several weeks ago to deny the miners access to food and other essentials.
Northern California gold mine that has been a tourist attraction for years could go back to mining as high gold prices boost the promise of profits.
Sutter Gold Mining Inc. has lined up $20 million in financing to restart operations.
Image is from Wikipedia, a map of the gold regions of California.
