Deep in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, a working industrial pit has given way to something far older and stranger than modern ...

It began more than a century ago, deep within the ancient turquoise mines of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. There, faint carvings ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is recommending changes to a 151-year-old law that governs mining for copper, gold and other hardrock minerals on U.S.-owned lands, including making ...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is recommending changes to a 151-year-old law that governs mining for copper, gold and other hard rock minerals on U.S.-owned lands, including making companies ...

Planning for the climate-driven decline of skiing, Aspen would do well to mark the rise in silver prices and reinstate the old ...

But the safety of the old site itself, high in the San Juan Mountains, is far from certain — some of the structures may not survive this winter’s snowfall. In a larger sense, though, its future is ...

Norway recently completed its largest rewilding project in history in a move that will support polar bears, Arctic foxes, and other imperiled wildlife. In 2017, the Norwegian parliament decided to ...

Hard-rock mining may no longer sustain Gilpin County, but some people in Central City and Black Hawk refuse to let the glory of their heritage pass away. Lew Cady, a Central City resident and amateur ...

On the morning of April 21st, a group of hard-hatted, safety-goggled, (mostly) bearded individuals gather near a 20-ton boulder next to Old Main. Students of UA’s Mining and Geological Engineering ...