A dog owner was exploring a mining area in the Arizona desert when her dog fell 100 feet into darkness, rescuers said.

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have ...

China dominates rare earth metal production, granting its government significant global trade control. This dominance has ...

The United States Bureau of Land Management approved a new gold mine project near Wickenburg. The project raised environmental concerns regarding water usage, potential groundwater contamination and ...

Australia-listed Bayan Mining and Minerals has secured a strategic foothold in one of the world’s most prospective rare earth elements (REE) corridors, filing staking applications for 72 federal lode ...

Bayan Mining and Minerals stakes 72 lode claims to form the Desert Star REE project in the Mojave Desert with antimony potential.

A gold mine collapse in eastern Sudan has killed 11 miners. The state-run Sudanese Mineral Resources Limited Company in ...

Guest Opinion. Arizona is running out of water, yet we’re preparing to hand over hundreds of billions of gallons to a single ...

This U.S. Desert Trail Was Named One of the Best Hikes in the World—and It's Got Stunning Mountain Views and Pristine Night Skies. Big Bend's Lost Mine Trail is a classic for a reason.

Mine collapsed Saturday in remote desert area of Howeid in Nile River state, local media reported - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Mali has completed its takeover of the Yatela and Morila gold mines abandoned by their previous owners, the government announced at the weekend, but questions remain over how any untapped value can be ...