When earthquakes squeeze quartz crystals, the mineral generates electricity that attracts gold particles. Pierre Longnus via Getty Images Earthquakes may help prospectors strike gold: When these ...

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One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if you make something out of gold, it keeps its lustrous radiance. Even when you can react it with another material, it’s also ...

Miners in China have announced the discovery of a massive gold deposit in Hunan Province that could rank as the largest ever recorded on Earth. According to an initial report published by Chinese ...

Gold deposits are often found in places with intense volcanic activity, and scientists have long known that the sparkly substance gets there with the help of magma, the molten rock that fuels ...

China has hit the jackpot, once again, after discovering one of the largest deposits of gold ever recorded in the country’s history. Off the back of surging gold prices, the discovery could be worth ...

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