The researchers noted that pure gold is often found in or near the mineral quartz, but the common explanation for why this is so did not satisfy the authors. “The standard explanation is that ...

The answer lies in the unremarkable but ubiquitous mineral that gold nuggets are found in: quartz. Quartz crystals are piezoelectric, which means they can generate an electric charge when put ...

Dickinson added, "Equally significant as the new copper-gold-silver discovery ... Hole 1 on Pad A intersected classic quartz-sericite-pyrite altered rocks found peripheral to most porphyry copper ...

Inside information: Endomines reports high-grade exploration results from Korvilansuo, Southern Gold Line ...