VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 15, 2012) - Mining for Miracles ("M4M"), BC's mining community's longstanding fundraising campaign for BC Children's Hospital Foundation, celebrated the ...

The Shaw Historical Library and Klamath County Museum will host a launch party and social gathering to celebrate the release ...

Since 1871, the Durham Miners' Gala has seen the streets of a city in north-east England transformed with displays of mining ...

Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates how to use a sluice to eighth-graders, from left, Shyann Richsel, Hallie Granley and Kaylee Whitten during a lesson on panning for gold, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second story in a series looking at mining disasters of 1911. On April 7, 1911, 73 men were killed in a fire in the Pancoast Mine in Throop. The disaster occurred less than ...

A Gatehouse author’s new book looks at the life of two children who lived in a mining community. Claire Pepper has released James and Ann Children of a Lead Miner, 1841, which tells the story of two ...

In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine. Zambia’s government is facilitating ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct pricing of the Hike Home with a Miner Tour. A century before five peaks became the town of Breckenridge’s identity, the mountains were ...

After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they would adhere to international safety standards The Shabara artisanal mine, ...

Southeast Ohio is a region known for a long history of poverty. The region continues to suffer from this issue, with many ...