In ancient Egypt, gold and other metals had deep religious significance

Welsh gold from the Dolgellau belt has been the source of royal jewelry for almost a century

Female prospectors in the California, Klondike, and Nevada mining booms fought sexism and claim thieving to be taken seriously

A successful Ontario graphite mine is forever submerged under Black Donald Lake

The tiny mining town of Joachimsthal was an inspiration for many famous scientists

Georgius Agricola’s “De Re Metallica” was the seminal text on metallurgy and mining for centuries