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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carlin-type gold deposits host gold in arsenian pyrite, but core-rim pyrite growth mechanisms remain unclear. This study integrates micro-/nano-scale analyses of pyrite from Chinese deposits.

Curtin University 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. This study, ...

“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, ...