News of the discovery of gold has drawn hundreds of people from all over the country to Namayingo. However, any hopes of these prospectors making money from the newfound fortune are ...
Abandoned by Belgian companies in the 1990s, its rich mineral veins have since attracted a vast variety of DIY diggers and eager prospectors from all walks of life. Officially home to some 300,000 ...
Decades after the bust, prospectors again descend on Michigan’s northwoods for minerals to make electric batteries. Communities are desperate for jobs. But at what cost?