This means coal ash contains four to 10 times the amount of rare earths than coal mined straight from the ground. The Department of Energy estimates the U.S. currently has about 1.4 million tons ...

Can the vast and sparsely populated African country translate its renewable power potential into national development?

As relics of our industrial past go, the Crawick Multiverse is a pretty unusual one.Once an opencast coalmine in Upper ...

Black Hills Corp. will shutter two coal-fired power stations in Wyoming in the next 19 months, which could affect as many as 13 employees. On March 21, 2014, the company will close the 34.5 ...

The mine produced just over 640,000 tons of coal and employed 164 workers in the second quarter of this year, according to U.S. Mining Safety and Health Administration data.

A hike through Crane Mountain in the Adirondacks includes remnants of the Glen Mining Co. paint plant and scenic trails.

Fortitude Gold says its small County Line Mine near Gabbs will require minimal construction and infrastructure, so it can be ...

WICKENBURG, Ariz. — Over 300 acres of land near Wickenburg have been approved for a gold mine project by the U.S. Bureau of ...

Coal mining brought people and an economic boom to town. At the height of the coal mining era in the early 20th century, as many as 5,500 people lived in Red Lodge, twice the current population.

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