Iron, and mining for the mineral, has defined Wharton, New Jersey, for much of its history — since even before the town was named.

We're going Back Down Pennsylvania Road and down under to a coal mine in Scranton back in 1994.

A new study published in Engineering offers a novel approach to addressing environmental challenges in coal mining by ...

China has pulled back its rare earths exports, which are vital to everyday technologies and American defense. But the U.S. has its own secret stash.