With multiple county-wide hazardous waste sites in the area due to 300 years of mining, health and environmental concerns ...

Towns like Fredericktown in Missouri’s Old Lead Belt region have been shaped by centuries of lead mining in the area dating back to 1720. Now, the Old Lead Belt’s long history with mining is set to ...

Firms continue to look for the best way to acquire these materials, but environmental safety and cost efficiency hang in the ...