Alluvial mining is an ancient technology. The early gold-panners were alluvial miners. Although somewhat archaic, small scale alluvial mining operations are still common, both as a hobby and as a ...

If you gauge the health of an investment by its price and the interest in it, then gold has to be at the top of the list in recent years. Not only did gold investing surge to an 11-year high in ...

By Rebecca Carballo Alongside its $1.50 hot dog and soda combo, gallon tubs of mayonnaise and value packs of socks, Costco, the warehouse retailer, has been selling gold bars since October.

Illegal mining grew 11% in southern Colombia in 2022. A recent report analyzing alluvial gold mining in Colombia suggests that the role of organized crime groups in this industry is larger than ...

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – The number of square kilometers used for alluvial gold production in Colombia fell 3.9% in 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday.