Although it was once a booming mining spot, this ghost town in Arizona is now a museum where visitors can learn more about ...

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Trucks move coal Sept. 21, 2017, out of Antelope Mine outside of Wright. A coal fee that pays for reclamation at abandoned mines expired last week. Josh Galemore file, Star-Tribune Nicole Pollack ...

By that time the principal shaft of the Silver King Mine reached a vertical depth in excess of 700 feet. The town tied to the production of the mine was abandoned several years after the mine closed.

The state has an estimated 100,000 abandoned mines, according to the Arizona State Mine Inspector’s Office. However, officials have only identified about 19,000 of them, and they’ve secured ...

The Good Samaritan Act is not a silver bullet. But it offers a structured chance to move past the stalemate that has defined abandoned mine cleanup for decades.

Ahead of his new exhibition, legendary photographer Edward Burtynsky opens up about his search for wonder and the "alien" ...

By 1911, Anaconda native and former Montana Lieutenant Governor William R. Allen saw its potential to become Montana's richest silver mine. Allen would kick his dream into high gear in the 1920's.

This article appears in the August 2025 print edition with the headline “The New Arms Race.” ...

ESGold is celebrating the successful close of a private placement funding effort that will generate important financing for the company's ...

Discover unforgettable hidden food gems across New Mexico—from tamale windows to mesa-top stews, only locals know these spots ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...