The copper industry has been loudly pushing for critical-mineral status to reflect the metal’s importance to the economy and ...

The US government has proposed adding copper, silver and potash to its list of critical minerals for the first time. The ...

The United States wants to secure its supply of strategic minerals in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, hoping to ...

A new study has found the shocking level of waste in US mines that's holding back the entire American economy.

The Geological Survey, a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, released the draft list in the Federal Register and ...

Silver was added to hedge against a low-probability, high-impact disruption in Mexico, with the final list to be published in ...

Waves can provide a respite from the summer heat, if you know where to find them. New Mexico offers at least two spots to hang ten: Farmington's Gateway River Wave on the Animas River and the wave ...

Lidar, which measures how long it takes for pulses of laser light to bounce off surfaces and return, has been used in ...

Researchers led by Elizabeth Holley, an associate professor at the Colorado School of Mines, conducted a nationwide assessment of federally permitted metal mines. By combining mine ...

Two more earthquakes, on Sunday night and Monday morning, in Greenwood County were confirmed by the U.S. Geological Survey.

The creatures may have been integral to the initial construction of Stonehenge, and seem to have been treated with reverence.

RESTON, Va. - The U.S. Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey, today released the draft 2025 List of ...