In the face of mounting legal challenges, the corporate backers of a gold and antimony mine in Central Idaho hosted state and ...

Some $11 million in federal funding is now available for southwest Virginia’s coalfield communities for economic development.

This old mining town near Silverton is surprisingly complete and open to be explored, plus the drive getting there is filled with beautiful mountain views.

A new report shows tens of thousands of abandoned mines dot the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. Experts say these ...

Greater Latrobe High School senior Anderson Schafer peered into the viewing panels of a small colorimeter Friday that ...

Local nonprofit Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History is in a race against time to stabilize the buildings across Park City Mountain.

Silver brought fortune hunters to these mountains in the 1880s, creating a town of 2,500 that boasted schools, hotels, and a thriving social scene. A diphtheria epidemic in 1889 claimed many children, ...

This state park has great hiking and picnicking options, plus paddling under covered bridges, an on-site inn and campground, ...

More than $11 million in federal funding is available for economic development in Southwest Virginia through the Abandoned ...

Five proposed projects in former Southwest Virginia coal mining spots are being vetted to receive federal funding.

South Wales' abandoned coal mines could hold the key to greener heating across the U.K. Scientists from Aberystwyth ...

In the valley below Monroeville Mall, a small stream that starts in Penn Hills winds its way downhill alongside Stotler Road, ...