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

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.

For 4.5 billion years, the greatest earthly treasure has remained hidden in the core

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

Göttingen University discovers gold and precious metals in Hawaiian volcanic rocks, revealing Earth's core materials leaking into the mantle, challenging previous isolation assumptions.