This now-deserted place, often regarded as the "biggest ghost town" in the United States, used to be a regional hub for copper, gold, silver, and zinc mining. The Gold King Mine and Ghost Town ...

Gold mining in Peru’s Amazon is now destroying carbon-storing peatlands at an alarming rate. In just two years, over half of ...

From trading posts to mining towns, Nevada's oldest towns emerged during the Gold Rush, as more people headed to the Western United States to settle and seek their fortune. Here's a look at the ...

Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets as deep as ...

Colorado is home to some of the highest elevation towns in the United States, offering breathtaking views and a unique way of ...

Mali has suspended licenses for artisanal gold mining due to several fatal accidents at mining sites BAMAKO, Mali -- Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold ...

Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice ... The accident took place near the town of Kéniéba in Mali’s gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, the secretary general of the national ...