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Geology in the News

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Chinese geologists say they have uncovered an enormous gold deposit buried beneath the Wangu gold field in Hunan Province in central China. Early estimates suggest more than 1,000 metric tons of gold worth about 600 billion yuan, or roughly $85.9 billion. Photo credit: Econews.

1/23/2026: Rare rocks beneath Australia reveal the origins of a critical metal

1/23/2026: Why mining Greenland’s minerals is so challenging

1/21/2026: Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks

An example of how the stones may have been moved at Stonehenge. Photo credit: A Perry/Unsplash

1/20/2026: China drills beneath the Wangu gold field and discovers a “treasure” of more than 1,000 tons that could be hidden 3,000 meters underground

1/25/2026: Geologists confirm the existence of a mineral never before seen in one of the richest deposits on the planet

1/16/2026: If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should

1/15/2026: “Massive” 41.82 Ct. Blue Diamond Found in South Africa

Petra Diamonds has uncovered a 41.82 ct. blue diamond at the famed Cullinan mine in South Africa, and experts say it’s poised to become one of the most important blue gems ever found.

1/15/2026: The Loneliest Seismometers on Earth

1/14/2026: Assessment of Undiscovered Continuous and Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in the Woodford and Barnett Shales of the Permian Basin Province, Texas and New Mexico, 2025

View of the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas, looking north to the Organ Mountains of New Mexico. The area sits atop the Woodford Shale, which can be seen as dark gray material on the left. Photo by Andrea Cicero/USGS.

1/10/2026: Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals

1/8/2026: New study simulates asteroid impact – and reveals the hidden strength of space rocks

1/8: Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why

1/5/2026: The mineral deficiency in America’s economic health

11/25/2025: Widespread Sediments Beneath Greenland Make Its Ice More Vulnerable to Warming

11/12/2025: Earth is slowly peeling its continents from below, fueling ocean volcanoes