The Red Chris Mine in British Columbia border is already 89 square miles, bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — just 25 miles from the border — could get bigger.

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills, he doesn’t just see natural beauty; he also sees a scar cut ...

The Native Village of Dot Lake sues the U.S. Army Corps over Alaska’s largest gold dredge mine, citing environmental risks.

One of the dead fish, a Dolly Varden, discovered by state biologists near a Juneau area gold mine in August. The biologists noted hemorrhaging near the head. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo) ...

Salmon canning was big business in San Francisco for a long time. In the early 20th century, sailing ships would head for ...

Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896. The big “rock” — later ...

We step back in time as we descend into an 1800s gold mine hidden in the hills of Georgia. Armed with flashlights and curiosity, we navigate winding tunnels carved by hand over a century ago. The ...