After years of gold prospecting, it took less than an hour for one Australian man to hear the glorious squeal of his metal ...

In 1869, a discovery in Australia set a world record that still stands today. A pair of Cornish miners unearthed a gold ...

(CNN) — An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia. Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the “Golden Triangle,” the ...

Australia’s Golden Triangle may be named for the abundance of its cereal grains, but since the 1800s, it’s been an equally fertile ground for gold prospectors. It was recently the site for a once-in-a ...

On Tuesday, Australia said it expects gold to become the country’s second most valuable resource after iron ore this ...

Australia said on Tuesday it expected gold to become its second most valuable resource export after iron ore this financial ...

Gold and battery minerals are drawing fresh investment interest in Australia, adding to expanding plans for new natural gas, iron ore and coal projects, an Australian government report said on Monday.

The gold-mining sector is set to boost WA's economy, with 2,400 new jobs forecast over the next five years compared to 1,200 in iron ore.