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 ...

The best-known gold rush in modern history occurred in California in 1848. South Africa’s Witwatersrand is considered one of the world’s greatest-ever goldfields. Around 31% of the world’s gold ...

San Diego became known for its beaches, research labs, and urban growth, the mountains to the east briefly thrived with the promise of gold.

With rising gold prices and solid demand boding well for the Zacks Mining - Gold industry, investors may scoop up stocks like NEM, AEM, KGC, RGLD and CGAU.

In the Philippines, as in many places across the globe, mercury has long been central to how small-scale gold miners earn their living. Used as an easy way to separate gold from other minerals they ...

The prospects for the Zacks Mining - Gold industry look bright, backed by the 38.5% growth seen in gold prices so far this year. The bullion is expected to trend higher, supported by escalating ...

Recently, archaeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mining camp in the Sukari Mountains. Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological ...

To curtail the exploitation of critical mineral supply chains by criminal actors, lessons can be drawn from the example of ...