Scientists strike invisible gold in the deep sea—locked inside fool's gold

Pyrite, an iron sulfide ore, is often known as fool's gold because its shiny metallic luster and pale brass-yellow color can ...

Scientists discover largest 'invisible gold' reserve beneath Japan's seabed, but this one major problem may never let the underwater treasure be mined

Scientists have identified a vast reserve of hidden gold deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. This "invisible gold" is locked ...

Japan has discovered record-breaking hidden gold beneath the ocean floor, but extracting it won't be easy; here's why

Far below the surface of the Pacific, a volcanic landscape south of Japan has revealed an extraordinary concentration of hidden gold unlike anything documented before. The discovery comes from an ...

Aya Gold & Silver Reports Record Q2-2026 Silver Production

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; NASDAQ: AYA) (“Aya” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce record quarterly production ...
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“Don’t let fool’s gold fool you,” scientists say

A team of researchers from Curtin University, the University of Western Australia, and the China University of Geoscience have discovered that tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite, making ...
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Researchers point to pyrite as possible source of lithium

A team led by researchers from West Virginia University studied 15 middle-Devonian sedimentary rock samples from the Appalachian basin in the US and found plenty of lithium in pyrite minerals in shale ...