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Watch What Happens When He Tried To Melt $1,000,000 Gold Bar With Giant Glass

At a gold refinery, the team attempts an unusual experiment: melting a $1,000,000 gold bar using nothing but sunlight and a giant magnifying glass. The huge lens concentrates the sun’s rays into an ...

Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk

Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.

Gold Isn’t Just Valuable—It Has Properties No Other Element Can Match

From ancient coins to modern markets, gold has shaped money for centuries. Its physical properties help explain why it continues to hold a unique place in finance.
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Predator and Prey: Who is the next domino to fall in WA’s hot Laverton gold fields?

The sale of Magnetic Resources to Genesis Minerals has thrust a spotlight on other explorers in the hot WA gold belt. Who's ...

Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves 200 dead, authorities say. But rebels dispute the number

A mine collapse at Congo’s key Rubaya coltan site has killed a number of miners. Officials and rebels sharply dispute the extent of the death toll.