Gold Fields' South Deep mine is thought to be the largest goldmine in the world by reserves, and it is also the seventh ...

Gold is one of the most precious and sought after materials known to humanity, which makes the size of this discovery all the ...

The first recorded discovery took place 250 years later, in 1799, in Cabarrus county North Carolina. In 1830, gold was found in the Southern Appalachians and the Georgia gold rush began.

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 ...