That optimism met a roadblock when the state of Montana tried to label Hecla’s former CEO, Phillips S. Baker, a “bad actor” ...

Just because a mine has been exhausted of its ore, that doesn't necessarily mean it has no value. A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing ...

While they’re not mining yet, Resolution Copper is slowly digging its way toward the lucrative ore. In fact, the site is ...

The highway sinkholes were caused by long-forgotten mine shafts crumbling beneath the surface in Morris County, transportation officials said. New Jersey has nearly 600 abandoned mines ...

This progress includes initial work on the #3 shaft, a trade off study currently underway at the mine and the ordering ... deliveries this quarter. On the exploration front, the Galena Complex ...

Exploration spending in the mining sector peaked in 2012 and has since declined for over a decade. Last year, global funding for explorers dropped near lows last seen in 2005. This could mean ...