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 ...

Gold, like all elements, formed through high energy reactions that occurred in various cosmic and space environments some 13 billion years ago, when the universe started to form. However, gold ...

The Carlin-type gold deposits in Nevada, USA, are the origin of five percent of the global production and 75 percent of the US production of gold. In these deposits, gold does not occur in the form of ...

Researchers have devised a new model for how Nevada's gold deposits formed, which may help in exploration efforts for new gold deposits. A team of University of Nevada, Reno and University of Nevada, ...

Did you know that gold actually comes from the stars? Well, it technically comes from the explosion of a star - a supernovae in fact. Because of the huge gravitational pressure of a star, nuclear ...

The recent rebound in gold has many wondering if gold has formed a sustainable bottom concurrent with a short-term top in the US dollar. With stocks having plunged since early May, the safe haven has ...

In Carlin-type gold deposits, which make up 75% of the US production, gold does not occur in the form of nuggets or veins, but is hidden -- together with arsenic -- in pyrite, also known as 'fool's ...