Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.
The scenery in itself makes it a classic Sunday — or Saturday — drive as you pass through or by historic mining towns such as ...
A long-abandoned mine caused a sinkhole on I-80 last month, highlighting the dangers lurking just beneath the surface across ...
Navajo communities learn uranium dangers from comics while lacking emergency plans for new mining trucks crossing tribal ...
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 ...
The man died on Thursday in a hospital to which 33 miners were admitted after a three-day operation that ended on January 16 to clear the abandoned mine at Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg.
Since the Gwynedd slate quarry closed in 1960, rain and underwater springs have filled it 19 metres deep, trapping in time old buildings and mining equipment. Curiosities too, like a miniature ...
the Nevada Gold Mines includes 10 underground mine sand 12 surface mines as well as related facilities across northern Nevada. Barrick Gold, which owns a 61.5% stake in the venture, and Newmont ...
They have opposed a lithium-mining project that threatens the area ... opposing a Trump-administration plan to lease land in northern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains for oil drilling and fracking.