Around $83 billion in gold may lie buried underneath a Chinese gold reserve in what could be the largest high-quality gold ...

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Johannesburg was discovered in 1886, following the discovery of the main Witwatersrand gold reef, which today houses the world's deepest mine. The Witwatersrand, known locally as the Rand and ...

The ore from the Hishikari Mine here boasts some of the world’s highest gold content. Located a 40-minute drive from Kagoshima Airport, the mine is nestled in the rural landscape of Isa and run ...

and economic lives of gold miners. Some of the pieces that give a better understanding of the social component of the mine include 628 pieces of broken pottery—many inscribed with hieroglyphic ...