Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

The world’s biggest gold nugget ever found weighs as much as an adult man and it is a gold miner’s absolute dream. For people hoping to invest their fortune, gold has typically been a reliable ...

Previously, the prevailing theory was that gold was carried by hot fluids flowing through fractures in rock. However, ...

Further examinations revealed that electricity generated during earthquakes could form nuggets inside quartz veins, according to Earth.com. This process happens due to piezoelectricity, which causes ...

A gold-hunter claims to have found the UK’s largest gold nugget, weighing a hefty 121.3 grams (4.28 ounces), in a Scottish river. The metal lump, found in two pieces and dubbed “The Reunion Nugget,” ...

An Australian couple was searching for gold using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in 1979 when they uncovered the largest gold nugget found in the region in the previous 50 years. Coming ...