The first recorded mining claim in the Chiricahua Mountains was the Hidden Treasure, worked by Jack Dunn in early 1881. It later became part of the Hilltop Mine, the largest and most profitable ...

Can you think of a more destructive way to extract resources than blowing up a mountain ... And this form of mining makes a twofold contribution to climate change: The forests destroyed in the process ...

The majority of mining operations in and around the Tucson Mountains encompassed an area that became known as the Amole Mining District. Remnants of active mining in the district include open cuts ...

A petition opposing the development of an Upper Peninsula copper mine saw a swell of support in the last week after a climate activist with a large TikTok following posted about the controversial ...

During the winter, storms layer the Rocky Mountains with snow that supplies the Western United States’ communities with water during the summer. But snow isn’t the only thing that storms ...