Easier and cheaper extraction of gold from old tech could boost the financial incentive to safely recycle, and keep toxic ...

Canada's Barrick Gold said on Tuesday it will exit the Donlin gold Project in Alaska by selling its 50% stake to billionaire ...

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Billionaire investor John Paulson bought a stake in an Alaskan gold mine project. HIs hedge fund partnered with NovaGold to invest in Donlin Gold. Gold prices have hit records this year amid ...

A gold mine was running dry — but a North Carolina man held onto hope when he visited 129 years ago. Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896.