On a weekday afternoon in February, Josh Morelock, the general manager of Gold Refinery of San Diego, scooped glinty gold objects from a bowl and placed them into smelter fired up to 2,000 degrees ...

By Alessandro Parodi and Ben MakoriOmega’s Constellation watch has been flashed in campaigns, movies and at the Met Gala by stars like George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, turning it into a symbol of ...

Jeweler Olivia Kazanjian inspects gold jewelry owned by client Rosie Juda, who brought nearly 40 pieces that she was hoping to melt amid skyrocketing gold prices. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the price of gold at an all-time high, many Americans are melting down their gold jewelry for cash. Alon Mirzaev, manager at ...

Gold is a precious metal that has always fascinated humans. From Priam's Treasure to the legend of El Dorado, gold—regarded as the noblest of metals—has been a symbol of splendor and wealth in many ...

With gold prices at record highs, jewelry collectors are in meltdown mode. For weeks, they've been scouring their homes and cracking open their safes to retrieve vintage necklaces, family heirlooms ...