Although scientists never could quite turn lead into gold, they did attempt some noteworthy experiments.
Throughout much of the 20th century, the academic community had little patience with alchemists and their vain efforts to transmute base metals into gold. Any Continue reading
In the 1700s, there were about 300 artisans making gold leaf in the city. Now there is just Marino Menegazzo, who is also one of very few remaining in Europe.
He is widely acknowledged as the last goldbeater-or battiloro, in Continue reading
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has received mixed reviews , with some complaining that the movie does not stick to the book’s plot line stringently enough.
Physicist Rhett Allain, however, has a quibble not with the movie’s divergence from Continue reading
Quartz, which can generate electricity, attracts large chunks of gold when stressed and squeezed by seismic shaking, according to a new study
When earthquakes squeeze quartz crystals, the mineral generates electricity that attracts gold particles.
Earthquakes may help prospectors strike Continue reading
Interest in gold prospecting is growing across the country as the value of gold rises. Millions of Americans have tried their luck at gold panning. In 1852, the peak production year of the Gold Rush, $81 million worth of gold Continue reading
Gold Diadem
Four thousand years ago, the finest gold items on Earth belonged to the nomadic groups that roamed the mountainous lands between the Black and Caspian Seas. These communities herded animals for a living, but they also mastered gold Continue reading
US firm Evotus is a precious metals recycling facility in North Carolina. The company says this expansion serves to recover more gold from discarded electronics.
A plant of Evotus in Raleigh recover ‘investment-grade’ gold from e-scrap via a chemical dissolution Continue reading
Business news, Non-Ferrous metals recycling.
Asian consumers selling jewellery is boosting gold recycling performance.
The global gold recycling sector experienced a notable surge in the first quarter of 2024. Volumes rose by 12%, according to recent data from the World Continue reading
Brands see the trend gaining in popularity throughout.
A display of three Hublot watches, all the same, but in small, medium and large. The watches have black faces and black bands but the faces are encased in bright yellow gold. Continue reading
The World Gold Council’s Q1 2024 Gold Demand Trends report reveals that total global gold demand (inclusive of OTC purchases) was up 3% year-on-year to 1,238t, marking the strongest first quarter since 2016. Demand excluding OTC fell 5% to 1,102t Continue reading