When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Gold is a heavy metal and one of Earth's rarer elements, formed in space when neutron stars ...

A miner searches for gold at a mine outside Kumasi. Editor at Large Drive an hour south of Kumasi, Ghana’s bustling second city, and before long the dense jungle gives way to denuded hills peppered ...

Australia is currently tied with Russia for second place inglobal gold production. With gold's price trading at historic highs, it's a good time for investors to find out more about gold mines in ...

The new Froome gold mine zone raises hopes of extending the life of the Fox complex following the discovery of exceptionally ...

Every year, illicit gold worth more than $30 billion flows across the globe, including gold originating in conflict zones and authoritarian states. Much of it is smuggled to gold-trading centers such ...

Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of Ghana's gold revenues vanish into the unofficial, and untraceable, trade.The ...

One of the Rock Hill region’s biggest businesses turns rocks into gold. Increasingly, Haile Gold Mine also produces green — as in an annual economic impact statewide of $717.5 million. The Lancaster ...

IAMGOLD owns a portfolio of three producing assets, consisting of Côté Gold in Ontario, Westwood in Québec and Essakane in Burkina Faso. With an expected annual production of almost 500,000 ounces ...

Gold is a popular talking point, whether it’s discussing a much-coveted piece of jewellery or because the price per ounce has gone through the roof – again. The precious metal dates back to 3600BC ...