The Grasberg mine in Indonesia is the world's largest and richest gold mine, producing 48 tonnes of gold a year, and has ...

A “supergiant” gold ore deposit under an existing gold mine in China could be the world’s largest gold ore deposit. Officials estimate that the extent of the find could be 1,100 tons ...

They worry that this new gold rush will do untold damage to the ocean's food web and other complex natural systems. What mountaintop-removal coal mining has done in Appalachia, deep-sea mining has the ...

On the basin of the scarp, you'll find the Mponeng gold mine, which reaches over four kilometres below the surface, giving it the title of the world's deepest mine. It is so deep that a trip from ...

Gold mining has been a big industry for centuries, with some of the world’s richest deposits found deep underground. Countries with huge gold reserves rely on mining to drive their economies ...

A 16-year-old teen was rescued from a 50-foot deep mine shaft in Northern California ... elevator malfunctions underground in Colorado gold mine: Sheriff Once crews arrived on the scene, the ...

Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open pit mine where workers dug and drilled for gold and silver from the ...

In the first phase, the government will auction 13 blocks of minerals like zinc, diamond and copper, through an online ...

South Africa’s gold industry, once dominant, has collapsed due to rising costs, deep mining challenges, and global ...

“We hope to have a development operation there and construct a gold mine there in the coming years,” said Cleary ... while digging will continue until it is 800 metres long and 415 metres deep.

Gold production from the South Deep mine operated by Gold Fields in South Africa declined by 17% to 8.3 tons in the full year to December 2024 as a result of low volumes and reduced grades while ...