A gold-hunter claims to have found the UK’s largest gold nugget, weighing a hefty 121.3 grams (4.28 ounces), in a Scottish river. The metal lump, found in two pieces and dubbed “The Reunion Nugget,” ...

“There is an old saying,” longtime numismatics dealer Bob Campbell says, “that gold brings men together like fire in a dark room.” Unfortunately for Campbell, gold also attracts thieves. So Campbell ...

A thief stole a gold nugget worth $82,100, and the Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help in tracking down the culprit and recovering the precious metal. The nugget was stolen at ...

Xavier University of Louisiana is a No. 14 seed in the 2024 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Opening Round, and the Gold Nuggets will play host and No. 3 seed John Brown at 6 p.m. CDT ...

JAMESTOWN, Calif. - The historic, recording-breaking rains to hit the state this past winter and spring have led to exciting opportunities for modern day prospectors, hoping to strike it rich in what ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through large ...

There is another method of gold making in town, and scientists are shocked. This method results in the formation of gold nuggets and involves earthquakes. Findings regarding this have been published ...

Scientists have discovered exactly how earthquakes trigger quartz into forming large gold nuggets — finally solving a mystery that's puzzled researchers for decades. "Gold forms in quartz all the time ...