PRESCOTT, Ariz.— The Prescott National Forest today withdrew its decision to proceed with a controversial mine, the River Bend Placer Mine project, on the Hassayampa River. The withdrawal comes after ...

The Yukon and federal governments have rejected a proposed placer mine along a creek outside Whitehorse, after local residents and First Nations argued it would cause irreparable harm to the ...

An Alberta-based miner, Willy Driedger, proposed the mine, which would have involved building several fords across the creek and a camp big enough for a crew of 12. It would also divert part of ...

The Yukon and federal governments have rejected a proposed placer mine along a creek outside Whitehorse, after local residents and First Nations argued it would cause irreparable harm to the waterway ...