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 ...

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 ...

The Kings River pyrg is being considered for threatened or endangered species status, and the mine site at Thacker Pass in Northern Nevada is the only place in the world where the snails live.

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 ...

RENO, Nev. — Opponents of the nation's largest lithium mine under construction want U.S. officials to investigate whether the project in Nevada already has caused a drop in groundwater levels ...

Eight new Nevada laws go into effect Jan. 1 on drones, diapers and dementia. Other legal changes will affect wages for people with disabilities, motorcycle fines, outdated language in the state ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...