The Leer South Mine in Barbour County is on track to fully reopen later this year after it was closed from an underground ...

According to Rodney Ramsey, building relationships and community with local Black comedians across the country is both about ...

Celebrate Black History Month with a good book. Our readers recommended 50+ stories to dive into this February and beyond.

Uruguay, a leader in renewable energy, is now exploring its offshore waters for oil and gas, hoping to achieve energy ...

I-80 Gold said the new assessment of the underground mine planned for Ruby Hill near Eureka shows that the mine “is expected ...

Security governance at abandoned or closed mining sites must be improved and inclusive policies that address employment needs ...

Throughout the fall and winter months, an underground fire sent billowing smoke out of a fissure in the mountainside above Kenilworth, Utah. The fire, burning in a coal seam in the historic Kenilworth ...

Gold built South Africa, and in no other country has it been pursued to greater depths. Thanks to the tremendous reserves of gold and diamonds beneath its surface, the land once considered “the least ...

In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur ...

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

On January 30, 1925, cave explorer Floyd Collins made history when he became trapped while exploring Sand Cave near historic Mammoth Cave. It took nearly two weeks to reach Floyd who was found ...