Confirming once more that it cannot be trusted, the metal known as fool’s gold, aka pyrite, can contain bits of the real thing, according to an Australian-Chinese research team. Getting at the trapped ...

The mineral pyrite was historically nicknamed fool’s gold because of its deceptive resemblance to the real precious metal — gold. The term was often used during the California gold rush in the 1840s ...

Peñasquito's Pyrite Leach Project (PLP), in Mexico, one of the first projects completed under major Goldcorp’s revamped investment framework, has had its maiden gold pour, the Vancouver-headquartered ...

GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Golden Minerals Company (“Golden Minerals,” “Golden” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: AUMN and TSX: AUMN) announced today that it is selling gold-rich pyrite ...

Pyrite, the stone rejected as an imposter, is the cornerstone of the modern world. Nobody calls Martin Frobisher “The Pyrite Pirate,” which seems a shame. But to be fair: while he was arrested three ...

New research has found tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite, commonly known as 'fool's gold,' which would make it much more valuable than its name suggests. Curtin University research has ...

“Fool’s gold” is a common nickname for pyrite. It got this nickname because it’s practically worthless, but it has a look that deceives people into believing it’s real gold. With a little practice, ...

Almost half a tonne of meteorites declared as pyrite ore on import have been seized by authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen, China's customs agency said on Monday. BEIJING/HONG KONG Nov 22 ...