Most gold is mined from quartz ore deposits, but how exactly large chunks of gold form within quartz was a mystery. Photograph by Colin Hawkins/Getty Images. How do gold nuggets form?

This article was originally published with the title “ Gold Quartz Pulverizer and Amalgamator ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 9 (November 1852), p. 65 doi:10.1038 ...

Scientists reveal that earthquakes generate electricity in quartz, explaining how enormous gold nuggets grow in deep rock ...

Furthermore, TOMRA's LASER sorting technology effectively separates gold-bearing quartz ore from waste materials such as slate and greywacke before it enters the processing plant.

Olympio Metals has landed visible gold in quartz veining with sulphides over a 9m interval from 183m in its first hole at its ...

An interdisciplinary team of experts in green chemistry, engineering and physics at Flinders University in Australia has ...