The growing demand for lithium has created a new frontier for mining in mineral-rich Nigeria. But it has come with a steep ...

Brian Fergusson, a 68-year-old crane operator who lives in Nevada and works in San Pedro, bought a 50-acre gold mine in Randsburg for $105,000 in 2020. He threw himself into the project ...

She was found around 11 a.m. after crews spent days surgically excavating dirt from the old mine. "This was quite a relief. I'll be honest with you, I felt a little defeated yesterday. It was ...

Mine shafts in the Randsburg Mining District in Johannesburg, Calif., where gold was discovered in 1895. It's a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town tucked among the Rand Mountains in the ...

She was found around 11 a.m. after crews spent days surgically excavating dirt from the old mine. "This was quite a relief. I'll be honest with you, I felt a little defeated yesterday. It was ...

At a 5 p.m. news conference Wednesday, state police said the rescue effort for 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard has now shifted to a recovery effort. Police, firefighters, mining experts, and search ...

claim they were forced underground against their will to search for gold. A police spokesperson confirmed the miners have been arrested, and investigations are continuing into illegal mining ...

Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way — a phenomenon known as “ mine subsidence ” that poses a ...

The search for 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard has entered its third day. KDKA-TV's Chris DeRose has the latest on the search ...