Two bicyclists were rescued after falling down a cliff into an Iron Range mine pit over the weekend. The incident unfolded around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Virginia, Minnesota, where the fire department ...

The St. Louis County Historical Society and the Slovenian Union of America are co-sponsoring an event that offers a rare and unique opportunity for you to learn about Slovenia and the thousands of its ...

From the column: "Given the lack of regulation and experience in Minnesota on high sulfide mines, it makes sense to take a cautionary approach." ...

The Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota is not only revered for its beauty. Deep underground lay some of the richest, untapped mineral deposits in the world.

“Microbes are the world’s oldest miners,” says Liz Dennett, founder and CEO of the start-up Endolith Mining, based near Denver, Colo. “They’ve had billions of years to become incredibly good at eating ...

At the northern edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert sits a pile of rocks that’s so big that you can see it from space—and it’s teeming with invisible activity. Billions of microbes are hard at work ...

The International Critical Minerals and Metals Summit heard that demand for key energy transition metals is expected to increase fourfold in the decade from now to 2035.

The Trump administration is moving rapidly to approve a mine next to the Boundary Waters that many fear will pollute the pristine wilderness area.

Anglo American and Codelco have merged operations at their Los Bronces and Andina copper mines, creating a top-tier global site, while Anglo American also announced a merger with Teck Resources to ...

Definitions vary as to which minerals and metals are genuinely critical, but one thing is certain. The prices of many of them are currently weak and not reflecting their supposed importance to the ...

To prevent companies from submitting unrealistic quotes to bag project contracts across industries, the government is planning to soon roll out a mechanism to curb irrational bidding.

An Indian businessman is seeking $1 billion in damages from Guinea after losing his mining licence for a bauxite deposit in the Boffa region. Pankaj Oswal has requested arbitration before a New ...