Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

The Golden Beauty was found in 1979 and is close to 7.5 inches wide. The shiny behemoth known as the “Golden Beauty” was found in 1979 the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in Western Australia by John and ...

Previously, the prevailing theory was that gold was carried by hot fluids flowing through fractures in rock. However, ...

Gold has long been viewed as the ultimate safe haven. Unlike fiat currency, it can’t be printed in unlimited quantities by central banks — making it a natural hedge against inflation. It’s also not ...

The world’s biggest gold nugget ever found weighs as much as an adult man and it is a gold miner’s absolute dream. For people hoping to invest their fortune, gold has typically been a reliable ...

Electric currents in the Earth may be responsible for the formation of gold nuggets, new research suggests. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the theory could ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BALLARAT, Australia — An amateur gold ...

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia. Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the “Golden Triangle,” the gold-filled rock ...