SYDNEYSYDNEY — Falling rocks inside a gold mine in Australia killed one worker and left another with life-threatening injuries, rescuers said. Another 29 workers inside the mine when the collapse ...

Arkansas was once one of the country's largest quartz producers. Remnants of that legacy can be found in the hills of the ...

Starting just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, a vast underground deposit of lithium stretches south for 25 miles. A key ...

Palm Beach County’s seven commissioners may decide Thursday whether to approve a massive rock mining project in the Everglades Agricultural Area, south of Lake Okeechobee. This complex venture was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental groups are taking legal action in an attempt to halt the progression of a Palm Beach County rock mining project in ...

A decadeslong effort to make it easier for “good Samaritan” groups to clean up the thousands of abandoned hard rock mines that dot the American West is a signature away from a major milestone. The ...

The Palm Beach County Commission on May 22 unanimously approved a 34-year sugar rock mining operation in the Everglades, despite opposition from Treasure Coast environmentalists concerned about the ...

Maintaining a variety of programs during a slow period for the U.S. mining industry has paid off with a nearly $1 million contract for the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Mines has one of ...

The Hard Rock Trail, located within Empire Mine State Historic Park, is due for maintenance which will affect visitor access on a portion of the Hard Rock Trail. Hard Rock Trail and Penn Gates' ...