Tag: gold rush

By Griffin Shea JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Off Johannesburg’s main highway, surrounded by skyscrapers, heavy machinery has unearthed one of the city’s original wounds—a deep gash left...

Sao Felix do Xingu, Brazil—Standing over the gaping pit in the middle of his small farm, Brazilian wildcat miner Antonio Silva struggles to explain...

A huge wildfire tearing through northern California became the third-largest in the state’s history Friday, and looked set to continue growing. A long-term drought that...

It’s that time of year – our planet has made its trip around the sun and as we close out 2018, we look ahead...

Nathenje, Malawi"•The gold rush is only four months old in Nathenje, Malawi, but already there are thousands of prospectors digging, shoveling and sifting soil...