After the discovery of a 17-pound nugget in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, the state became a major hotbed of gold mining as a part of the first American gold rush in 1799. Early discoveries ...
Scientists Discover Massive ‘Supergiant’ Gold Deposit Valued at $83 Billion ...
The wildcat gold mining boom that swept across the Amazon beginning in the 1970s left behind an environmental catastrophe of ...
Chinese researchers have discovered a fast, low-cost and environmentally cleaner method for extracting gold ...
Economic pressures drive artisanal mining, impacting corporate operations Rising gold prices fuel conflicts between industrial and informal miners Miners are pressing governments for military support ...