Amid ongoing legal battles and opposition among tribes in the region, Donlin Gold's general manager, Todd Dahlman, offered a bold timeline for potential completion of the proposed massive open-pit ...

The 13,000-foot high Grasberg mine contains the largest single gold reserve in the world, and the largest copper deposit as well. © George Steinmetz/Corbis A global ...

HULUNBUIR, China (AP) — China is the world’s largest coal producer and consumer. In 2024, the country produced more than 470 million metric tons of coal, accounting for 52.6% of the world’s total.

The Hull-Rust-Mahoning mine in Hibbing, the largest open-pit iron mine in Minnesota. Credit: CC/Wikimedia Commons/Chipcity Massive city footprints aren’t out of the norm on the Iron Range, where ...