May 1, 2026

Nomadic Gold Panner Sifts Rivers Across America—Here’s His Secret to Living as a Prospector

Barefooted, alone, and standing in a creek in South Carolina, Justin Denig is scouring for a resource this secluded and beautiful landscape is famous for in abundance—gold. For most of his life, Denig, 42, has earned a living by extracting ...