In central China, geologists have identified one of the largest known gold deposits in recent history. Located in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, the site contains more than 1,000 metric tons of ...

Forty distinct veins of gold run through the rock deep beneath the hills of Pingjiang County. Over the past year, drill cores ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. A research team including a University of Michigan scientist has ...

A record precious metals deposit of 80 million ounces of gold and silver and 12 million tons of copper has been discovered in ...

Gold deposits represent complex mineral systems influenced by both deep-seated geological processes and near-surface alteration. The genesis and localisation of these deposits involve a multiplicity ...

Gold has been one of mankind’s most precious metals for millennia, giving rise to the Legend of El Dorado, the California Gold Rush, and many other tales in pursuit of riches. Chances are volcanoes ...

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 ...

Chinese geologists announced the discovery of a massive deep gold deposit in Shandong in 2015, estimated to contain more than ...

If you have been living under a rock for the past 2–3 years and stepped out today wondering why the world — and even your ...

The National Park Service has alleged an Australian company is operating an unauthorized mine in the heart of the Mojave National Preserve The company and several politicians, however, claim the ...