The CuMo Exploration Project aims to search for minerals that could lead to a mine years later in mountains outside Boise. (Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital Sun) Mining has played an important role in ...

TSX- and NYSE America-listed Americas Gold and Silver on Thursday announced the acquisition of Crescent Silver, owner of the ...

The Australian owner of a cobalt mine in Central Idaho plans more extensive study of cobalt at a remote site in the Salmon River Mountains, and the potential for a cobalt refinery, after securing $15 ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. DEEP WITHIN the Salmon-Challis National Forest of central Idaho, the ...

In the face of mounting legal challenges, the corporate backers of a gold and antimony mine in Central Idaho hosted state and federal dignitaries Friday at the remote site to celebrate recent ...

Rising over the River of No Return that winds through central Idaho’s city of Challis, the dry landscape wrinkles with beige hills, beyond which the Salmon River Mountains mark entry into one of the ...

Analysts and industry observers attribute the rising demand to the shaky economy: high unemployment and a weakening dollar.

IDAHO, USA — Mining has been a bedrock of Idaho's economy since before the Gem State became a state, but an environmental nonprofit group says abandoned mines are leaving a legacy that's harming the ...

An Australian mining company poised to open the only cobalt mine in the U.S. has halted final construction on its Idaho Cobalt Operation west of Salmon, Idaho. Jervois Global announced Wednesday that ...

Idaho’s Cobalt Belt is a 34-mile-long desirable stretch of ore tucked under the Salmon River Mountains that’s considered “globally significant” by mining companies. And miners are interested in that ...