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 ...

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?

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 ...

A “supergiant” gold ore deposit under an existing gold mine in China could be the world’s largest gold ore deposit. Officials estimate that the extent of the find could be 1,100 tons ...