Holder: Pinyon Plain, the uranium mine that produced the ore at the heart of this standoff, sits a few miles from the south ...

With little attention in the media, except in a few Western states, former President Joe Biden on Dec. 19 signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. It ...

Navajo communities learn uranium dangers from comics while lacking emergency plans for new mining trucks crossing tribal ...

Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly ...

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

For Navajo families like mine in Northwest New Mexico’s San Juan Basin, piñon picking is more than a seasonal tradition. The small, nutrient-rich nuts are a cultural delicacy, used in ...

The Biden administration announced on Dec. 20 that $1.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will go toward cataloging and reclaiming Alaska’s derelict coal mines over a 15-year period.

Touting an unconventional approach, Contango Ore says it can develop mines faster and with a smaller environmental footprint.

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday.

The latest announcement comes as search and rescue efforts began wrapping up at the abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein following a monthslong standoff. The mine has been cordoned off by ...

Forensic service workers carry bodies in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.