As the second-largest US state and the site of its most famous gold rush, there is a significant collection of ghost towns in ...

Germany has confirmed that an old natural gas field in the Altmark region holds an estimated 43 Million Tons of lithium, instantly propelling the country into the top tier of global reserves and ...

The road tells a story before you ever reach the first stop. Every mile feels like a quiet invitation to slow down and listen ...

Chandler offers weekend drives that mix urban comfort with desert beauty. This East Valley gem knows how to surprise visitors. The roads through the Gila River Indian Community reveal farmland that ...

A federal court ruled mining claims don’t guarantee access to adjacent federal land that lacks valuable minerals.

The pristine white snowpack blanketing the Rocky Mountains may look pure, but a new study reveals it carries an invisible ...

Explore seven of the most fascinating abandoned mines in Texas and learn a bit about their history, location, and eerie allure. This video takes you through old mining sites that once powered local ...

Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show. By Lisa Friedman A ...

The Food Bank of Northern Nevada faced heavy strain during the federal food benefits cutoff and the holiday influx. Now, food banks worry future changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

What began as a stack of fragile, century-old mine maps is being transformed into an immersive 3D window into the past by archaeologists, energy policy experts and data scientists at Michigan ...

The husband of Karen Budd-Falen, a senior leader in the Department of the Interior, made millions of dollars from a Nevada mine that Budd-Falen’s agency approved, according to reporting by Public ...

When Jerry Craghead stepped on a mine grate called a grizzly, in a tunnel in the Eagle Mine at Gilman, Colorado, the grizzly gave way and Craghead nearly plunged down ...