The discovery of a vast, high grade gold deposit in central China has abruptly shifted the conversation about who controls ...

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 ...

One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if you make something out of gold, it keeps its lustrous radiance. Even when you can react it with another material, it’s also ...

One of Brazil’s most infamous gold mines may return to operation after more than three decades of inactivity, reigniting long ...