Federal land reserves of coal are being leased for mining in Alabama, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and North Dakota in new deals ...

The toxic legacy of uranium mining and nuclear technology runs deep across the West, but after decades of fighting, Native ...

SALT LAKE CITY — In the southeastern Utah desert famous for red rock arches and canyon labyrinths, the long-dormant uranium mining industry is looking to revive under President Donald Trump. Hundreds ...

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Note to readers • This story was originally published by High Country News. In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, couldn’t find enough ...

Environmentalists filed a lawsuit on Monday to prevent the construction of a new potash mine that they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert. The complaint ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A new report by the Utah Geological Survey details the value and the diversity of the state's mining industry — which was responsible for close to $10 billion last year. The industry ...

You have a chance to learn about mining history and cleanup this October when the Moab Museum is facilitating an abandoned ...

Prohibition was in full force in February 1923 when Deputy Sheriff R.T. Edwards arrested three bootleggers in Sego, Utah, closed their drinking parlors and confiscated 75 gallons of booze. That must ...

SALT LAKE CITY – The state of Utah has sued mine owners and contractors for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a spill of mine waste that fouled rivers in three Western states with a ...

In 68 years of far-ranging enterprise, Utah Construction & Mining Co. has spent hardly any money on advertising or public relations. For good reason. “We don’t sell to the ultimate consumer,” explains ...

In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, can’t find enough people to fill the estimated 350 jobs needed to staff it. “The workforce is just not ...