Early surveys detected 40 gold veins at depths of up to 1.2 miles, which were initially estimated to hold 300 metric tons of gold.

Gold is one of the rarest and most valuable gems in the world. It plays a vital role in the global economy and is an asset ...

Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896. The big “rock” — later ...

A "supergiant" deposit of high-quality gold ore containing an estimated 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal was discovered in central China in late 2024, according to Chinese state ...

Australian researchers made a discovery that would push the boundaries of both biology and mining. They found that certain ...

Many treasures have been found over the past centuries, with some dubbing the wreck of the Spanish galleon San José as the biggest treasure in history. It was said to have carried up to 200 tons of ...

Gold is one of the most precious and sought after materials known to humanity, which makes the size of this discovery all the ...

China is the world’s largest producer of gold ore ... Hunan province’s geological bureau announced it had found a super-large gold deposit with estimated reserves of more than 1,000 tonnes ...

Some vast, like Milford Sound, some small, like the blue mushroom to be found there ... mining for gold on every continent except Antarctica, with China being the largest producer in the world ...

Water recycling can lessen the burden on the Colorado River Basin, but just 26% of treated municipal wastewater is reused ...

The New South Wales Land and Environment Court has fined one of the country's largest gold mines $350,000 for ... The judgement found the breaches occurred at a ventilation site at Cadia known ...