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

A long-abandoned mine caused a sinkhole on I-80 last month, highlighting the dangers lurking just beneath the surface across ...

The Three Kids Mine remediation project, near Lake Las Vegas, is making strides. Here’s how far along the state is.

Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too ...

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...

At least 100 people who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ... at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near the northern town of Stilfontein, but it is likely to be hundreds.

More than 100 people have died after being trapped for months beneath an abandoned mine in South Africa. The men had been illegally mining in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, in the north ...

Stilfontein (South Africa) (AFP) – Rescuers on Monday hoisted seven illegal miners and at least four bodies from an abandoned South African gold mine amid claims that hundreds were still ...

The Northern Territory's government has finalised a AU$5.5 million six month mine legacy remediation program for sites located in the Tennant Creek area, a January 9 press release states.

Rescuers have hoisted several dead bodies from an abandoned South African gold mine amid claims that hundreds are still underground and many people have died. It comes after a weeks-long saga ...

The Northern Territory’s government has committed to start rehabilitating one of the top end's most toxic abandoned mines within months. While that's been welcomed, a proposal to do it in ...

After years of demanding the cleanup of uranium waste at the Kerr-McGee Quivira Mines on the Navajo Nation community advocates got the news this week that the Environmental Protection Agency will ...