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

Coloured by wars, booms, busts and a blow up, the site in South Carolina is rich in gold and history

The dark labour history of Scottish coal mines

It spanned the world and outlasted empires, but the gold standard could not keep up with the printing press

When Slumach of the Coast Salish indigenous group was hanged for murder in 1891, he took the secret location of his rich gold mine with him

Scheming brokers, including a famous author's son, deceived many speculators during the Cobalt, Ontario silver rush