China is touting a massive discovery that geologists say may be the largest gold deposit ever recorded. The find, reported by ...

Valued at up to approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, the discovery could be one of the largest and most lucrative ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

Deep-sea mining is highly controversial partly because ... Minerals found on the deep seabed including manganese, nickel, cobalt, gold and silver are all considered important materials for the ...

On the basin of the scarp, you'll find the Mponeng gold mine, which reaches over four kilometres below the surface, giving it the title of the world's deepest mine. It is so deep that a trip from ...

Daniel Jones, a NOC researcher who trawled the archives to pinpoint the location, said the test followed an CIA plot to recover a Russian nuclear submarine, using deep-sea mining as a cover story.

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in international waters begins Monday in ...

South Africa’s gold industry, once dominant, has collapsed due to rising costs, deep mining challenges, and global ...

Daniel Jones, a NOC researcher who trawled the archives to pinpoint the location, said the test followed an CIA plot to recover a Russian nuclear submarine, using deep-sea mining as a cover story.