NASA scientists estimate that there are almost 20 million tons of gold dissolved in the water of the seas and oceans.

MALAPPURAM: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo... the yellow metal has a way of bringing out the “the good, the bad, and the ...

In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million ...

(Nanowerk News) Throughout history, alchemists believed in the existence of the philosopher’s stone: a substance that could turn cheap substances into precious gold. Now scientists from The University ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A company that wants to extract gold from piles of decades-old mining waste outside Leadville no longer plans to use cyanide in its processes after hearing ...

Nothing on the surface of this scrubby expanse of western Nevada desert, overlooked by towering, craggy mountains, gives even ...

A team of scientists have penned a new study that details an interesting way to collect valuable minerals from electronic waste, and the method includes creating a sponge from dairy waste. The sponge ...

Unlike alluvial gold, which is found as very small flakes on riverbanks, gold-bearing rocks have to be dug out of the ground. We're after pure gold, but rock that contains gold also includes lots of ...

The first scientific studies found large amounts of mercury in the blood, hair and tissue of settlers in riverside communities. Mining in Venezuela dates back to 1829, when almost 486 kilograms of ...

Gold's recent price surge is spurring investments and affecting Africa's gold-rich nations with environmental and community impacts.

In search of gold? Looking for the next gold rush? The oceans are a good place to look, however, it's not as easy as panning for gold. Ocean waters around the world contain about 20 million tons of ...