Electric currents in the Earth may be responsible for the formation of gold nuggets, new research suggests. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the theory could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Michigan researchers may have found a new geological mechanism for creating gold deposits on Earth. This new theory ...

Visible gold observed in two of the first thirteen drill holes including within a 30.8 metre interval drilled in the "A" and "RJ" zones. Formation is presently undertaking the first drill campaign at ...

Understanding how gold forms is crucial for knowing where to find it and how to extract it sustainably. McGill researchers have answered a long-standing question in geology that could lead to new ore ...

Phase 1 has been expanded to approximately 14,000 metres based on the results of the fieldwork to-date, which includes the following significant intervals: N2-25-008: 208.8 metres of target ...

A new study led by Prof. Xiao Wenjiao from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences sheds light on the ore-forming process and key mechanisms of the gold ...

The study focuses on how gold formed and moved within the Sawayaerdun gold deposit in northwest China, a large orogenic system shaped by long periods of burial, deformation and heating. Before any ...