A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury ...

After a sizable and consistent rally lasting the better part of two years, gold may have finally reached a limit. Achieving ...

Chile expects to increase its gold production by 25% following the inauguration of the Salares Norte project, operated by ...

Speeding over to a muddy bank of Peru's Madre de Dios river in a motorboat, Karina Garay pointed to a small wooden structure.

In 1992, Sydney Possuelo, then the head of Brazil's indigenous affairs agency Funai, led an operation to evict thousands of ...

Departing Perseus boss Jeff Quartermaine grew the value of the miner 69-fold during his 12-year stint. But two other trends ...

Cost: Underground mine tours take place on the hour and cost $23.95 for adults and $17.95 for kids, including gold panning. Otherwise, gold panning is $9.95. Prices are subject to change What: Gold ...

Gold is often seen as the ultimate symbol of wealth—shiny, precious, and hidden deep within the Earth. We think of it as ...

J??acob and Joseph Morrison don’t like to miss the reality show Gold Rush on the Discovery Channel. “Gold digging is just really interesting,” said Joseph, 11, of Akron. “It’s fun to watch their ...

NEW LONDON, N.C. -- Ashley Michalak and Nate Neitz are dipping pans of dirt into a long wooden trough on a hot summer day. But these aren't ordinary pans, and it's not ordinary dirt. They're gold pans ...

A COLLABORATIVE enforcement operation involving multiple government agencies has led to the arrest of a Brazilian national for illegal gold mining within the ...