About half a million abandoned mines lie untouched across America, polluting waterways and posing a threat to human safety. Nevada has the most of any state with about 200,000, according to the ...

This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science. The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) is Nevada’s state geological survey. The bureau’s primary mission is ...

A class-action lawsuit filed against Nevada Gold Mines claims the Elko operation fails to pay employees for all time worked, including overtime. The lawsuit, filed by NGM employees, Kyle Wieben ...

Nevada has the most abandoned mines of any state in the country. Since 1961, 19 people have died in these mine sites and 24 people have been injured, according to state records. “Because of ...

Nevada prosecutors have refiled criminal charges against the six Republican “fake electors” who tried to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat in that state. The retooled charges were ...

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS IS OUT OF NEVADA. THAT PEOPLE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE FEELING A 5.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. THAT HIT JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. THIS HAPPENED IN ...

Kenya is treading a path of becoming the geothermal leader with many Rift Valley resources in doing sustainable energy. The Sosian Menengai Plant, for example, showcases the national interest in ...

Barrick Gold Corp. said Mali’s military junta has blocked shipments from the country’s largest gold mine and the company will need to halt operations at the site if they remain suspended.

But the decision by policymakers and regulators in the US and other OECD nations to make the approval of new mines near-impossible starting in the 1970s put an end to that, enabling China to move ...

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nevada Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey, with shaking felt as far west as California. The quake struck 15 miles north-northeast of ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the best-rated jobs in Nevada are tied to one of the Silver State's biggest industries: entertainment and gaming. U.S. News and World Report based these ratings on a reader ...

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. An earthquake jolted western Nevada on Monday afternoon, with the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at UNR reporting a magnitude estimate of 5.8 ...