Museum of North Carolina Minerals Off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine, rockhounds can learn even more about the region’s mining history at the Museum of North Carolina Minerals.

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Native leaders say the courts have not treated religious rights equally, pointing to the current fight over Oak Flat.

Ryan, in Coconino County, is both one of Arizona’s frontier mining sites and one of its least known, seldom written about or visited.

Military music and the reading of the Declaration of Independence filled Salem Square for their 242nd Fourth of July ...

Mining has played a significant role in the history of Pinal County. Early mining dates back more than 1,000 years, as Native Americans mined chrysocolla using large diabase hammers for jewelry ...

Clint North has registered 1,988 acres in Pender County with North Carolina’s Natural Heritage Program, one of only three ...

With stellar performances by Theron, Sissy Spacek, Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, “North Country” is based on a groundbreaking lawsuit brought by women miners at Minnesota’s Eveleth Mines in ...

North Carolina Museum of History is ranked #6 out of 10 things to do in Raleigh. See pictures and our review of North Carolina Museum of History.

Iron, and mining for the mineral, has defined Wharton, New Jersey, for much of its history — since even before the town was named.

Austral Resources Australia promises a brighter future for Rocklands Copper Mine, as cautious residents fear a repeat of failures that left millions of dollars in unpaid wages and bills.