Johannesburg was discovered in 1886, following the discovery of the main Witwatersrand gold reef, which today houses the world's deepest mine. The Witwatersrand, known locally as the Rand and ...

The find, which was reported in late 2024, could be one of the largest high-quality gold reserves in the world, surpassing even South Africa’s South Deep mine, which holds around 900 metric tons ...

The Metals Company, a startup based in Vancouver, British Columbia, claims it's ready to launch the world's first deep-sea mine in the eastern Pacific Ocean. That poses a challenge for ISA ...

The Metals Company, a Canadian startup, says it will seek approval this year to launch the world's first deep-sea mine in the eastern Pacific Ocean, by working with one of the few countries that ...