That’s Sugarite Canyon State Park for you – a slice of paradise tucked away near Raton, New Mexico that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets. Nature’s own amphitheater unfolds at ...

Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening the health of their ...

New technologies, international partnerships and luxury buyers are driving a global shift toward sustainable, mercury-free gold. Courtesy Pure Earth Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, ...

KERSHAW — What they’re digging for in southern Lancaster County is measured in ounces. But for the town of Kershaw, that adds up, since they’re sitting on gold. OceanaGold is extracting an average of ...

The East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River flows through the Yellow Pine Pit at the Stibnite Mine in Central Idaho. (File photo by Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun) (Idaho Capital Sun) ...

Shares of gold mining companies slid as prices for the precious metal headed for their biggest decline in more than a decade. Shares of Kinross Gold and Gold Fields Limited both slid 11%. Alamos Gold ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...

The mining industry is undergoing a significant revival, moving from a controversial sector to one recognized as essential for the global economy and the energy transition. This renaissance is driven ...