Just outside of Wickenburg, where tourists can get a taste of Arizona's old mining days by signing up for a "gold mine ...

NPCA is fighting for widespread mining reform so a 19th-century law giving the mining industry first dibs on public lands ...

The largest data centers can guzzle millions of gallons of fresh water a day. Roughly 40% are located in the most ...

Located near Picture Rocks Road, the Old Yuma Mine dates to 1872 and is in what's now Saguaro National Park West. The mine, which was a minimum of 300 feet deep, mostly produced lead, which was ...

Contreras believed the town was abandoned in 1912 as a result of Midvale Farms taking most of the water from the Santa Cruz River. Midvale Farms is said to have been owned by the descendants of ...

The mass protest was focused on the Trump administration's actions that protesters believe are authoritarian and blur the ...

In the 1800s, gold, silver and copper booms lured miners and immigrants looking for a better life. Though the mines eventually closed, visitors are fortunate to visit these fascinating destinations ...

From Gothic castles and creaking mansions to centuries-old graveyards that terrify after dark, the world is filled with ...

As one of the last true boom towns in the West, Tombstone today still has a population of 1,300 permanent residents. The town sees upwards of 450,000 visitors each year, and the economy largely ...

Crossing Gila River in buckboard wagons near San Carlos, Arizona, 1885. The idea of the "Old West" is often more mythological than factual, shaped heavily by decades of Hollywood films, pulp ...

For over 130 years, thousands of folks have come to Jerome. Many left their mark but some never left. In its mining heyday in the 1800s, lucrative copper mines lured investors and workers. Diversions ...