Note to readers • This story was originally published by High Country News. In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, couldn’t find enough ...

Emery County’s Lila Canyon coal mine is shutting down, and the mine’s owner has notified the state that it intends to lay off its remaining workforce next month, more evidence of the once mighty Utah ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A new analysis puts Utah 10th place in the nation for its number of gold locations, but don't necessarily grab a pan and go out there and pan for the precious resource. Utah can boast ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- In the southeastern Utah desert famous for red rock arches and canyon labyrinths, the long-dormant uranium mining industry is looking to revive under President Donald Trump.

State leaders have nothing but praise for the Trump administration’s decision to significantly shorten the environmental review process of a southeastern Utah uranium project. Earlier this week, the ...

Environmentalists filed a lawsuit on Monday to prevent the construction of a new potash mine that they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert. The complaint ...

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In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, can’t find enough people to fill the estimated 350 jobs needed to staff it. “The workforce is just not ...