Buried ruins revealed a bustling hub packed with ancient life.

Historic mining towns transformed into popular weekend escapes.

Norway recently completed its largest rewilding project in history in a move that will support polar bears, Arctic foxes, and other imperiled wildlife. In 2017, the Norwegian parliament decided to ...

Inspired by the Keweenaw’s iconic Quincy Mine, shown here, Michigan Tech researchers found that siting closed loop underground hydropower systems in old hard-metal mines can empower surrounding ...

Why are many drawn to old mining towns? Likely for a mix of reasons, including historic and cultural ones. And because these places make visitors feel as though they’ve entered a time capsule. Mining ...

It’s a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town tucked among the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert. The landscape is vast and rugged, a mishmash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes, swaths of ...

BUTTE, Mont. – Paige Layne was several weeks into her new job as a security guard – standing watch outside the civic center in her hometown of Butte, Montana – when she found out exactly what it was ...

Reclaimed post-mining lands in the Czech Republic show potential as carbon sinks, supporting EU climate goals with effective ...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is recommending changes to a 151-year-old law that governs mining for copper, gold and other hard rock minerals on U.S.-owned lands, including making companies ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is recommending changes to a 151-year-old law that governs mining for copper, gold and other hardrock minerals on U.S.-owned lands, including making ...