An Utah based company has created a molecularly imprinted polymer ion exchange resin to replace activated carbon that has been reported to have the potential to increase the profits of gold mining ...

Since the modern gold rushes of the 1970s and 1980s, gold has been one of Australia's major exports. Australia is the second-largest gold producer globally behind China and holds the second largest ...

Humble fragments of clay crucibles and coin molds flecked with gold excavated by a joint team of British and Malian archaeologists in 2005 led archaeologist Sam Nixon, in consultation with Thilo ...

Japaul Gold & Ventures Plc has announced its successful delivery and commencement of test runs for its pilot gold processing plant. The Company stated, “This milestone marks the official transition ...

Gold is one of the most highly sought after materials on the planet, so inventing a way to turn a much more abundant material, like copper, into the precious metal would be a huge accomplishment.

Special 'nugget-producing' bacteria may hold the key to more efficient processing of gold ore, mine tailings and recycled electronics, as well as aid in exploration for new deposits, research has ...

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This commodity’s price is grabbing all the headlines right now — but the real story is happening somewhere else entirely, and almost nobody is watching, writes Craig Dickson. All of it creating ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The mercury used to amalgamate gold is cheap, effective and toxic. Studies from artisanal and small-scale mining sites across the Amazon reveal ...

In the Philippines, as in many places across the globe, mercury has long been central to how small-scale gold miners earn their living. Used as an easy way to separate gold from other minerals they ...

Zimbabwe has licensed a second gold refinery as it moves to expand its processing capacity amid rising output of the precious ...