This land is your land — until a foreign mining company wants it,” writes the owner and caretaker of a historic 19th-century mining town in Inyo.

While ghost town enthusiasts can't visit this crumbling deserted California town that was once a desert oasis, they can learn ...

In the 1800s, gold, silver and copper booms lured miners and immigrants looking for a better life. Though the mines ...

California’s Department of Conservation revenue comes from gold mining, and Nevada’s program receives $10 for every mining claim submitted in the state. Nevada’s abandoned-mine program ...

The plan would allow K2 Gold, a Canadian mining company, to cut new roads and drill up to 30 sites across one of the last intact stretches of California ... scarred land, abandoned roads and ...

Scientists in a new study have found that gold mining in South America makes restoration of the Amazon rainforest impossible.

This is part five of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from Munduruku Indigenous territories. Read part ...

The town of 200 is in a historic district rich in abandoned gold mines and colorful ghost towns ... operated by Northwest Development Co., based in California, Christensen said.

It's rare, but hikers do sometimes find treasure. This mouthwatering list of undiscovered fortunes will turn your camping ...

GOP strategist Matt Wylie writes that footage from L.A. allowed the president to pivot away from a messy split with Elon Musk ...