Recreational gold mining is a pastime for many people these days, and for good reason: the largest nugget ever found in ...

A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury ...

Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in ...

Oregon’s Dave Turin continues his journey around the country helping everyday people prospect for gold in the Friday, March 29, episode of “America’s Backyard Gold.” And in this installment, Turin ...

Olga González, a gemologist and communications strategist, examines the urgent global challenge of mercury pollution in ...

James Namayi (left) and Isaac Omkoko harvest gold sand from River Yala in Emakuche village in Kakamega County. Unlike in Ikolomani where residents dig more than 100 fit deep, locals in Kwisero get the ...

In July, the county's natural resources bureau issued a public notice banning illegal gold panning and published a hotline ...

Speeding over to a muddy bank of Peru's Madre de Dios river in a motorboat, Karina Garay pointed to a small wooden structure.

New Gold surges to its highest since 2013 after easily beating Q3 earnings estimates with production totaling 115,213 oz of ...