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 ...

US President Donald Trump in March ridiculed Lesotho as a place "nobody has ever heard of" and then this week hit the tiny ...

The project is called the New Amalga Gold Deposit and it’s being led by Grande Portage Resources, a Vancouver-based mineral ...

Gold reached a fresh high over over $3,100 an ounce on Monday. The safe haven is gaining on tariff fears, falling yields, and a declining dollar. Goldman expects the gold prices to reach $3,300 an ...

Keep an eye out for eagles, moose and bears along the way. – Erin Kirkland Named for former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, who spearheaded the project, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is an 11-mile ...

While China is holding on to the top spot in gold production, it falls behind countries such as South Africa, Australia and Russia in proven gold mine reserves. Gold is not only a means to ...

The Yukon Water Board has signed off on an emergency amendment that allows Eagle Gold mine to discharge treated water with less restrictive environmental standards. The Feb. 28 order coincides ...