PHOENIX — After he started hallucinating, John Waddell began to believe he would die. He had fallen 100 feet to the bottom of an abandoned gold mine in western Maricopa County, leaving him with ...

A 15-year-old teenager and two dogs were rescued from an abandoned well shaft on Saturday, according to the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District.

() - Amidst widespread speculation and local pushback, northern Nevada has taken another step toward realizing its lithium potential with an estimated $87 billion Elko County mine. Nevada has the ...

Old mines pose myriad dangers, with 381 people killed and 152 injured at abandoned mine sites nationwide between 2000 and 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Fortitude Gold says its small County Line Mine near Gabbs will require minimal construction and infrastructure, so it can be ...

Clark County, home to most of Nevada’s population, climbed from 11th to 7th for median income. It rose from $69,911 in 2024 to $73,845 in 2025.

If Nevada was a country, it would be the fifth largest gold producer in the world, behind China, Russia, Australia and Canada ...

The United States Bureau of Land Management approved a new gold mine project near Wickenburg. The project raised environmental concerns regarding water usage, potential groundwater contamination and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., released the following statement praising the Trump administration for directing the Department of Interior to make more ...

In 2015, authorities of Juye County, which administers Hetaoyuan, enacted a comprehensive mining ban, shuttering all quarries and lime kilns. Years of dedicated reforestation have since transformed 18 ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Jefferson County deputies want to know who left more than a dozen rabbits next to a dumpster. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said 18 domestic rabbits were left ...

McGowan, 37, of Rock Rapids, on Thursday pleaded guilty in Osceola County District Court to first-offense operating while intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor. Lyon County Attorney sentenced to 2 ...