Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for ...

A rule approved last year by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration would cut the federal limit for allowable ...

The Department of the Interior released its final critical mineral list, expanding it to include 10 new minerals.

The Trump administration on Thursday added 10 minerals to a list it deems essential for the U.S. economy and national ...

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a new list of critical minerals it deems essential to the U.S. economy and national security, adding copper, which is vital to electric vehicles, power ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates.

For more than a century, America’s coal industry has powered our homes, forged our steel, and fueled our prosperity. It has ...

Underground mining involves extracting minerals, coal, and other resources from deposits located deep beneath the earth’s ...

"Critical mineral mining proposals dot northern Minnesota’s landscape — notably, New Range Minerals in Hoyt Lakes and Twin Metals in Ely — each attracting environmental scrutiny and political heat," ...

A worker is busy at a general assembly workshop in the Ming Yang Smart Energy Group's industrial park in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on July 29. LI ZHIPENG/XINHUA BEIJING — Stepping into ...

The U.S. doesn’t produce the minerals and metals needed for renewable energy, microchips or military technology. Authorities ...

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard. Gary Hairston, 71, is a retired coal miner ...