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 ...

SOUTH Africa’s gold industry has been dwindling for years. Once supplying 83% of all production outside the Soviet bloc, the country doesn’t feature in the global top 10 today. Even before this ...

More than 20 sites in Egypt have been excavated by the French Archaeological Mission since 1994. Excavations were mainly conducted at Roman forts and Ptolemaic mining sites. Egypt has a long history ...

Gold once built cities, created jobs and left legends across South Africa. Now, in a fast-changing world economy, the country ...

ELKO, Nev. — Boom. Bust. Rush. Crash. These words are associated with the cyclical nature of the world’s minerals extraction industry known for making and breaking companies, economies, towns and ...

The third regional prize, over $34,000 in gold coins, are hidden in the heart of British Columbia’s legendary gold mining region Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. –) – EarthLabs Inc.

Victor was once so big the town scored a New York Times headline in 1899. Unfortunately, it was to report bad news: “Fire in a Colorado Town: Business Section of Victor, Near Cripple Creek, Destroyed ...