Gold mining in the United States is heavily concentrated in a handful of states that combine rich geology with decades of ...

One of the century’s largest gold finds is in Ivory Coast's Doropo mine - over 100 tons spark a $500 million mine plan and ...

Far beneath the surface of central China, geologists have mapped a buried gold field so large it is already being described ...

Gold has been one of mankind’s most precious metals for millennia, giving rise to the Legend of El Dorado, the California Gold Rush, and many other tales in pursuit of riches. Chances are volcanoes ...

Two large gold deposits discovered in China may hold a collective mass of over 2,000 metric tons (2,200 US tons) of the precious material – the largest ever found within the country's borders. If ...

Amid Earth’s mobile tectonic plates, subduction zones arise as regions of intense geological activity. These zones create processes that concentrate minerals into ore deposits. High-temperature, water ...

Indicator minerals, also known as pathfinder minerals, are used by those engaged in mineral exploration to effectively narrow down the search area for many different types of ore deposits. When found ...

Cyclone Metals’ geochemical sampling has identified new gold targets at its Waikerikeri and Drybread projects in New Zealand.