The Grasberg mine in Indonesia is the world's largest and richest gold mine, producing 48 tonnes of gold a year, and has reserves worth an estimated $40 billion.

Deep in the rugged mountains of Papua, Indonesia, one of the most astonishing mining operations on Earth continues to shape ...

A historian with Laboratoire HiSoMA, Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, in France, has theorized that ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed an impressive mining complex dating back 3,000 years, which had been used to extract gold and pulverize and filter quartz.

A local official confirmed the cave-in, while the Kenieba gold miners ... In January, a landslide at a gold mine in southern Mali killed at least 10 people and left many others missing, most ...

The history continues to surprise us day after day after the discoveries that are made. In the Sukari Mountains of Egypt, a 3,000-year-old ancient settlement has been discovered, w ...

Gold mining has been a big industry for centuries, with some of the world’s richest deposits found deep underground. Countries with huge gold reserves rely on mining to drive their economies ...

The beauty of what was informally called Devil’s Hole and its archeological finds in the early 19th century drew tourists ...

Mining sites are regularly the scene of ... A local official confirmed the cave-in, while the Kenieba gold miners’ association also put the death toll at 48. The search for victims was ongoing ...

A local official confirmed the cave-in, while the Kenieba gold miners ... In January, a landslide at a gold mine in southern Mali killed at least 10 people and left many others missing, most ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A gold mine collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many more, according to Malian television and officials in the Kéniéba district where the ...