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The formation of gold deposits in South Africa
The Witwatersrand basin in South Africa hosts the largest known gold repository on Earth — but how was it formed? Scientists were able to figure out how parts of the Earth’s largest gold deposits formed about three billion years ago. … Continue reading
Moabosaurus discovered in Utah’s ‘gold mine’
Move over, honeybee and seagull: it’s time to meet Moabosaurus utahensis, Utah’s newly discovered dinosaur, whose past reveals even more about the state’s long-term history. The bones of the 125-million-year-old dinosaur were extracted over the course of four decades from … Continue reading
Scientists Discover Gold Literally Growing on Trees in the Outback
For the first time, scientists have discovered that gum leaves absorb gold buried beneath the ground. (Credit: Mel Lintern) Money might not grow on trees, but scientists have confirmed that gold is found in the leaves of some plants. Scientists … Continue reading
This Australian man simply discovered an enormous 4kg gold nugget
The A.1kg nugget, which is value greater than $ 250,000, has been named ‘Friday’s Joy’. (The Image courtesy of Minelab.) A fortunate Aussie prospector has discovered a A.1kg gold nugget on the far southern fringe of Central Victoria’s Golden Triangle, … Continue reading
Scientists strike gold, clear up thriller about valuable metals properties
GOLD MINE Chemists have lastly defined two of gold’s properties: the power concerned in eradicating or including an electron to a gold atom. New theoretical calculations match up with values measured in experiments. Predicted, precise power wanted for ionization now … Continue reading
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Scientists found a way to make invisible gold visible
Scientists found a way to make invisible gold visible Scientists are using the new Geoscience Atom Probe Facility at Curtin University to study mineral deposits containing locked resources of gold in refractory ores. Curtin WA School of Mines Research Associate … Continue reading
Gold panning at Wanlockhead
Today, the villages of Wanlockhead and Leadhills (the highest in Scotland) are probably best known for the centuries of toil that gave them the most productive lead mines in Scotland. However, it was the search for gold during the sixteenth … Continue reading
Brazilian ‘Garden of Gold’
There is an old maxim in the mining industry that says, “Mines are where you find them”. To put it another way, you cannot change the location of geological deposits. This is frequently unfortunate for all involved and, almost inevitably, … Continue reading
Rare Roman gold coin found in Jerusalem at Mt. Zion archaeological dig
Though the Roman Empire occupied Jerusalem and certainly spread its currency there, the only known Roman coins from the ancient Jewish capital have all come to historians and archaeologists through collectors, with uncertain provenance. An exception is a gold coin … Continue reading
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Does gold come from outer space?
This photo was adopted from A video on youtube by DNews Plus Precious metals the result of meteorite bombardment, rock analysis finds The idea that gold came from outer space sounds like science fiction, but it has become well-established – … Continue reading