From gold and diamonds to copper and uranium, these mineral deposits continue to play a vital role in industries that drive ...

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

After gold first being discovered in the Witwatersrand basin in 1886, miners quickly established the city of Johannesburg, which explains why South Africa's commercial capital is the world's ...

She can therefore be cited as an index case for the rise, rise and rise of capitalism. All the indices of unapologetic ...

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 ...

The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Scientists say they have discovered two potentially record-smashing 1,000-tonne gold deposits in central and northeastern China, and more discoveries could come with the use of advanced ...

Odisha has discovered significant gold deposits across various districts, including Sundargarh, Nabarangpur, Keonjhar, and Deogarh. The government plans to auction these reserves, potentially ...

They were dragged willy-nilly into the strange new world of capitalism and were turned into poorly paid landless serfs in the ...

Rosalind Morris digs deep via ethnography, history, personal testimony, and political thought to tell the story about the ...

The Upper East Region has made a significant breakthrough with the discovery of mineral resources, particularly gold, in seven out of its 15 municipal and district assemblies. This revelation was ...