A "supergiant" deposit of high-quality gold ore containing an estimated 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious ...

China discovers a massive $83 billion gold deposit, potentially reshaping global markets. With 1,000 metric tons of gold, ...

However, it is most often found in nature in combination with gold, silver, copper and other commercially valuable metals. In fact, gold tellurides are the most common gold-containing minerals.

When exposed to gold chloride, a toxic compound found in nature, C. metallidurans uses its ... chemicals like cyanide to extract gold from ore, scientists could harness these bacteria to do ...