There really is gold in them thar hills.

This article presents information on the new gold rush in Nevada, where some new gold finds are creating fortunes. Not even the state's great silver rush of over a hundred years ago comes close to matching the current gold mining boom in Nevada's barren hills and valleys. The improvements made since 1979 in recovery processes like heap leaching have made pay dirt of once-uneconomic ore. Today ore that contains as little as 0.015 ounces of gold per ton can be profitable. Just eight years ago one needed ore seven times as rich. INSET: The talk of Round Mountain..