7+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1163+ words) HILLSBORO " The lonely block house sitting on a hillside beneath Animas Peak near the former Quintana copper mine in Sierra County does not look like a likely location for an imminent industrial boom. Thirty miles from Truth or Consequences, the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (452+ words) QUESTA" Queste'os lost a key economic engine whena molybdenum mine operated since 1920 closed down permanently in 2014, but a new source of jobs and local energy is now on the horizon as Kit Carson Electric Cooperative aims to break ground on…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (733+ words) Alexander Gysi believes that understanding when, how and where critical minerals form is essential for U.S. independence in resourcing these elements. "That's the first step of exploration," said Gysi, director of the Ore Deposits and Critical Minerals Laboratory at the New…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1014+ words) The landscape of Myriad Uranium Corp.s Red Basin Project. The site is located near Pie Town in Catron County. New Mexicos history in uranium mining may be key in building a domestic supply of the element " one that is…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (681+ words) After an 18-month regulatory battle, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission issued a science-based ruling in May 2025 that unequivocally rejected the dangerous idea of discharging oil and gas industry "produced water" into our environment. After exhaustive expert testimony and…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (168+ words) Pecos farmer Ralph Vigil praises the State Land Office order to protect parts of the Upper Pecos Watershed from mining, which was signed in Santa Fe on Wednesday." The Pecos Mine Site Reclamation Project was established after runoff from the…...