A new black-eyed snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, was found in an old gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Researchers are studying this non-venomous snake, which could impact plans to restart mining in ...

Joshua Tree Trail begins at an opening in the fence behind the parking lot’s large sign for Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness.

Gold briefly topped $5,100 per ounce for the first time Monday, and as the fifth-highest gold producer in the world, this is ...

Long assumed by some to have been diluted and washed away over time, mercury contamination from 19th-century gold mining is ...

The Amargosa toad and Oasis Valley speckled dace live in spring-fed habitats along the Amargosa River in Oasis Valley near Beatty in Nye County.

The Center for Biological Diversity has launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek protections for ...

Barrick Mining is emerging stronger after resolving its Mali dispute, restoring a mid-teens share of attributable production and removing a major overhang on cash flow and jurisdiction risk. The ...

Hidden beneath Georgia’s landscape, an old gold mine tunnel offers a glimpse into a forgotten chapter of mining history. The tunnel still shows signs of excavation, decay, and the risks miners once ...

A joint investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that cyanide, arsenic and copper repeatedly ...

Nevada has no waterfowl consumption advisories despite high mercury levels in Carson River, raising human health concerns, ...

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp., the owner of a non-operational gold and silver mine in northern Nevada, has seen its shares soar more than 380% over the past two months as precious metals prices have ...

When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law in 2021, authorizing more than $11 billion in new funding to reclaim lands and waterways damaged by abandoned coal mines, the people ...