Some of that mining took place in the Tehachapi area, but a lot more gold extraction took place north of here, in the mountains of eastern Kern County, and out on the Mojave Desert near Mojave and ...

South Africa's Gold Fields said on Monday it is winding down operations at its Damang mine in Ghana after the government ...

Illegal gold miners have been moving into Amapá in the wake of federal raids on mining hotspots in other parts of the ...

Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a new way to keep tabs on destructive gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

Indonesia Gold Mines: Muslim countries are among some of the wealthiest in the world, primarily due to vast amounts of natural resources their lands have been blessed with, including, oil ...

Gold Fields Ltd. said it’s been told to cease operations and leave one of its mines in Ghana after the government rejected an ...

Ghana's government has assumed operational control of Gold Fields' Damang mine after it rejected an application from the ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896. The big “rock” — later determined to be a 23-pound gold nugget — was the last major find at Reed Gold ...

"The last four months have been a whirlwind for the science team, and we still feel that Witch Hazel Hill has more to tell us." ...