Gold Rush: Six Places To Find Gold Today

Many people have preconceived notions regarding where gold is mined but the world of today is a very different place compared to the 1970s.  Today, more gold is being mined and coming out from unknown and unconventional places, rather than the hotbeds of past decades.

For example, statistics from 1970 indicate that South Africa was producing nearly 70% of the world's gold.  Today, that number dropped to just 7% of the world's gold productions.  This comes with the unfortunate circumstance of mining a non-renewable and finite resource when it becomes depleted.  Another striking...