After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they would adhere to international safety ...

Mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, once leading mineral producers, are preserved for public tours. Visitors can book tours to explore the underground history in the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, Quincy ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct pricing of the Hike Home with a Miner Tour. A century before five peaks became the town of Breckenridge’s identity, the mountains were ...

Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates how to use a sluice to eighth-graders, from left, Shyann Richsel, Hallie Granley and Kaylee Whitten during a lesson on panning for gold, ...

Smartphones, computers and electric vehicles may be emblems of the modern world, but, says Siddharth Kara, their rechargeable batteries are frequently powered by cobalt mined by workers laboring in ...