In the baked centre of the Australian outback a once-thriving - and wild - opal mining town stands abandoned in the red dirt, four years after it was forcibly shut down. Mintabie is about 1120km north ...

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Nevada Gold Mines, the world’s biggest gold mining complex. (Image from Barrick) Newmont Corp. is studying a potential deal to gain control of Canadian rival Barrick Mining Corp.’s prized Nevada gold ...

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“This approval secures a reliable source of barite and provides high-paying jobs for the community,” said Bill Groffy, BLM’s acting director. The Bureau of Land Management continues to advance ...

DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. — Little-understood groundwater flows and mining in this desert region don’t mix — a complexity some feel is lost on a federal administration focused on “energy dominance ...

White Cliffs is home to Australia first commercial opal field which has fuelled tourism and growth since the 1880s. However, town is on the brink as 134 opal mining requests and freehold ability for ...

A comprehensive soil survey program of up to 700 samples incorporating leading-edge geochemical technology, i.e., Ionic Leach and Soil Gas Hydrocarbon (" SGH") methods; A "walking mag" ground ...