Volcanic Lavas Reveal Gold and Precious Metals Leaking from Earth's Core

Researchers found evidence that Africa might be breaking in two

For millions of years, Africa has been slowly splitting apart. Now, scientists have found new evidence pointing to a dramatic force deep beneath the continent—a rising African superplume that could be driving the divide. This vast column of hot rock, rising from the boundary between Earth's core and mantle, appears to be pushing upward with such force that it’s cracking the crust and causing volcanic activity across the East African Rift System …

Scientists 'strike gold' in unexpected discovery from Hawaiian volcanic rocks

German scientists have unexpectedly discovered precious metals in volcanic rock samples from Hawaii, taken from Earth's lithosphere, signaling hope for future discoveries.

Researchers at the University of Götingen, Germany, have found traces of gold and precious metals, such as Ruthenian isotopes, in the volcanic lavas of Hawaii. This suggests that materials from the Earth's core, rich in precious metals, could be ascending to the surface through volcanoes. Although the quantities detected are very small, the finding offers new perspectives on internal geological processes and raises questions about the future pos…

Is Earth’s core leaking gold and other precious metals to the surface?

Scientists analysing basalt from Hawaiian volcanoes have detected isotopic signatures of ruthenium consistent with Earth’s metallic core. The findings, published in Nature, suggest that mantle plumes transport material from the core-mantle boundary to the surface. This overturns previous beliefs that the core is isolated

Massive gold reserve hidden inside Earth's core leaking towards the surface

Over 99.999% of Earth’s stores of gold and other precious metals lie buried under 3,000 km of solid rock, locked away within the Earth’s metallic core.

In volcanic rocks, researchers find traces of a rare metal – which must come from the core of the earth. It is apparently more permeable than thought.