Olga González, a gemologist and communications strategist, examines the urgent global challenge of mercury pollution in artisanal gold mining. González highlights how mercury-free extraction ...

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 ...

A study details the severe degradation and deforestation caused by gold mining in tropical forests, as well as the biophysical challenges associated with effectively restoring these landscapes. In a ...

We have provided jobs already to 68 surrendered Naxalites/Maoists in Gadchiroli district. Most of them work in Administration and civil/construction ...

The government is set to earn Sh607.2 million in royalties and an additional Sh193.8 million in Mineral Development Levy after UK-based Shanta Gold discovered gold deposits worth an estimated Sh680 ...