Mining

Every state is wrestling with the tension between reopening economies and protecting communities from COVID-19. Some industries have remained open all along. There are the obvious ones, like grocery stores and hospitals. Then there are others, like mining

Mining During A Pandemic: Business As Usual Or Nonessential Risk?

Noah Glick

Every state is wrestling with the tension between reopening economies and protecting communities from COVID-19. Some industries have remained open all...

An inspection of an abandoned mine in Lemhi County, Idaho, before the opening was permanently closed.

GAO: Taxpayers On The Hook For Cleaning Up The West鈥檚 Abandoned Mines

Madelyn Beck

A new government watchdog report published Wednesday says taxpayers are shouldering the burden of cleaning up the nation鈥檚 thousands of abandoned...

An aerial look at the Silver Peak, Nev. lithium mining operation. The project is currently the only operating lithium mine in the United States.

Company Eyes Massive Lithium Deposit On Public Lands In Nevada

Noah Glick

The nation鈥檚 largest known lithium deposit is here in the Mountain West. As demand for electric vehicles grows 鈥� and with it demand for lithium, used to...

Environment

On The Colorado River's Banks, A Toxic Pile Continues To Shrink

In a park, nestled in a red rock canyon outside Moab, Utah -- a short drive from a giant pile of uranium tailings -- a crowd gathered for a celebration.鈥�

Environment

Mining Company Rejects EPA Order For Superfund Cleanup

Associated Press

A mining company says it won't carry out cleanup work ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a Superfund project in southwest鈥�

Most Policy Changes Favoring Mining And Drilling Are Approved By Trump鈥檚 Department of Interior

Ali Budner

President Trump is touting his environmental achievements this week. But some environmental advocacy groups are not impressed. The Center for Western...

A uranium company that lobbied the Trump administration to reduce the size of Bears Ears National Monument has also petitioned the government to require power plants source a quarter of their uranium from domestic mines.

Four Corners Could See Uranium Mining Revival This Summer

Nate Hegyi

The Trump administration may soon push for more uranium mining in the Colorado Plateau, arguing the mineral is critical for national security. The...

Environment

U.S. Mining Sites Dump 50M Gallons Of Polluted Water Daily

Associated Press

Every day, many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the鈥�

A Little Herb Gets Caught In A Big Fight Over the Endangered Species Act

Nate Hegyi

MILFORD, Utah 鈥� The San Francisco Mountains in southwestern Utah were once home to one of the richest silver mines in the world. When it comes to mining...

Education

Colorado School Of Mines Goes Interplanetary With New Space Resources Program

Rae Ellen Bichell

Starting this fall, our region will host something new: a graduate program in space resources.鈥淭his is the very first program in the world that is focused鈥�

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