Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 as rising global trade tensions and accelerated central bank buying propelled the metal by more than 60%. Its rise continued into 2026, with prices reaching an ...

March 17 (UPI) --Ecuador's armed forces destroyed 129 illegal mining camps inside Podocarpus National Park, an ecological reserve in southern Ecuador near the Peru border, after a nine-day military ...

Mining and energy companies feature prominently in the recently released OTCQX Best 50 2026 list, with eight resource-focused firms among the top 10 performers for this year's edition. The rankings ...

Buying an entire town sounds unreal until you see it listed. Across the U.S., former mining camps, rail stops, and company towns still exist in a half-abandoned state. They are no longer active, but ...

The gold buried in the hills of Egypt’s Sukari Mountains was, apparently, enticing enough to create an entire gold-mining camp 3,000 years ago. According to a translated statement from Egypt’s ...

The Trump administration’s drone strikes against boats allegedly bringing illicit drugs to the US come amid an explosion in the amount of cocaine being produced in Colombia and Peru. But there is a ...

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to plan and build a medieval village in 10 simple steps. From choosing the location and laying out pathways to designing timber-framed houses, farms, and natural ...

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Barrick Mining (ABX.TO), opens new tab said on Wednesday it will sell its last producing Canadian gold mine, Hemlo, to Carcetti Capital (CARTh.V), opens new tab for up to $1.09 ...

CHINESE CAMP, Calif. (KGO) -- As firefighters continue to battle the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire in the Sierra foothills, one woman with links to the Bay Area described escaping the flames in ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- An explosion of new wildfires across Northern California is being linked to lightning, with more than 10,000 strikes across the state on Tuesday. At least one fire is burning homes in ...

CHINESE CAMP, Calif. (AP) — One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had ...

One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had faced discrimination and ...