Some experts soon claimed that sands in the area contained gold, silver, platinum and other metals that could be the richest ...

A mining company released an initial assessment this week that outlines the potential for an open-pit gold mine northwest of ...

About a decade before silver was discovered in Nevada, the West’s first consequential mining boom occurred on the other side of the Sierra Nevada.

Gold mining in Glen Canyon reached a zenith from 1883 to 1912; the canyon had been explored by Native Americans and Spanish explorers much earlier.

Discover Haile Gold Mine in Lancaster County, where gold mining drives $717 million economic impact annually and highlights South Carolina’s hidden wealth.

Who will benefit from melting glaciers? In a remote corner of North America, salmon and mining companies are vying for new territory.

The Columbia River Gorge Commission on Wednesday upheld an appeal filed by Friends of the Columbia River Gorge and local residents involving Clark County’s denial of an application for mining at ...

The Moose River telephone system is a party line with eighteen telephones attached to it, so that one can imagine the uproar caused by twenty reporters fighting to get through to their papers.

British Columbia Lt. Gov. Steven Point declared the Canadian portion of the Flathead River Valley off limits to mining and energy extraction in a speech to his parliament on Tuesday.

This Indian river produces gold, anyone can take it home, it is located in…, the name is… Could you ever imagine taking gold from a river? Well, this Indian river seems to be the place for it.

New Gold (TSX: NGD) (NYSE American: NGD) has extended the life of its New Afton and Rainy River mines with new technical incorporating growth projects the company has invested in over recent years.

Building on the mine extensions, New Gold has presented a three-year outlook that illustrates higher production and cost reduction.