Deep in the rugged mountains of Papua, Indonesia, one of the most astonishing mining operations on Earth continues to shape the global metals market. The Grasberg Mine, often referred to as the ...

The Grasberg mine in Indonesia is the world's largest and richest gold mine, producing 48 tonnes of gold a year, and has reserves worth an estimated $40 billion.

The Volte Grande Project on the Xingu river is destined to be Brazil’s largest open-pit goldmine. But activists fear the environmental impact on indigenous communities.

Some mines produce only a small amount of gold each ... For decades, the mine’s most distinctive feature was its mile-wide open pit, but surface deposits have now been largely depleted, shifting ...

A new open-pit gold mine in northeastern Ontario has turned ... in productivity using autonomous mining trucks. Loomis said the biggest benefit the vehicles provide is consistency.