In Western North Carolina, rockhounds have plenty of opportunities to dig for gems, if they don’t mind getting a little dirty, and maybe a little wet.

The Yukon Supreme Court approved the sale of existing mineral assets to Selkirk First Nation on June 13, 2025, transferring ...

The data comes from a report by the Global Coal Mine Tracker, which tracks over 4,000 coal mines across the globe.

Join us on a thrilling exploration of a massive abandoned gold mine with a mysterious flooded lower section. As we venture ...

Five men worked the mine, actively seeking funding from the Defense Minerals Exploration Administration ... Mining claims were abandoned around 1994, and the land reverted to the Bureau of Land ...

Join us as we venture into an abandoned and dangerous coal mine to uncover what still lies hidden within. From collapsing tunnels to rusted equipment frozen in time, this exploration reveals the ...

Dr. Kim Kyeong-ja, director of KIGAM’s Space Resources Exploration and Utilization Center, explained why the team selected an abandoned mine for the new research and demonstration facility ...

However, there are 190 critical minerals exploration titles being pursued ... of NSW found critical minerals at 28 current and abandoned mine sites. However, the move was criticised by Perth ...

Dittmer mine, about 20km ... in the 1980s before it was abandoned. Ballymore Resources acquired a mining lease for the site in 2020 and since then has conducted exploration and studies that ...

"Mines were put there ... Jungle has grown, villages have been abandoned and roads have stopped being used. Last year, the de-miners decided to search for clues in images captured by U.S. military ...

At the bottom of a long-abandoned mine ... like white rock that indicates the presence of gold. "The mine up to now has been in exploration phase. We're slowly transitioning" to proper operations ...

At the bottom of a long-abandoned mine ... like white rock that indicates the presence of gold. "The mine up to now has been in exploration phase. We're slowly transitioning" to proper operations ...