This week leaders from the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and the state ...

In South Africa, nearly 2,000 illegal miners faced starvation and dire conditions in abandoned mines after a police crackdown. Many miners died due to lack of food and supplies. This illegal mining ...

More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...

Gary Nagle is facing a tricky situation. The Glencore CEO has a mix of copper mines, which everyone wants, and a giant coal ...

Leaders across the U.S. are pushing for the return of nuclear power, and Texas' uranium supply is contributing to the state's growing involvement in the matter.

A long-abandoned mine caused a sinkhole on I-80 last month, highlighting the dangers lurking just beneath the surface across ...

Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and ...

Investigators determined that the incident at the Colorado tourist mine was "not attributed to current mine practices or equipment malfunctions." ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...

Authorities say an incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and ...

An October elevator malfunction in a Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide and stranded nearly two dozen people ...