Wells Tower reports from Dawson City in Canada's Yukon Territory:
When I visit in the summer of 2011, with the price of gold at record highs, the very dirt under the city has become controversially precious. One prospector is pissing people off by trying to mine a local road. Rumor has it owners of the Westminster Hotel got into trouble for sinking a shaft under the saloon. By law, you can't start your own gold mine within city limits, though according to scuttlebutt, a few local householders are furtively mining their basements.
(Fool's gold by Reilly Butler)
The Dish 