Unlike the prospectors of old, however, Doherty uses modern methods such as a helicopter equipped with a magnetometer to search for gold in the Yukon mountains - and you, the audience fly with him. Tracing the history, uses and allure of gold through history and cultures, Gold Fever visits the Ashanti people in Ghana, golden temples of India, and takes viewers on a trip down a mine shaft to view modern miners at work extracting the precious metal for technological applications in computers, jets and space travel. Gold Fever is a stunning visual experience. The presentation of Gold Fever was made possible in part by the generous support of the Nevada Mining Association. Although not filmed in Nevada, Gold Fever is a tribute to the gold industry in our state.
Tickets are six dollars for adults and four dollars for children and seniors.