1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (743+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " In early February, environmental advocates warned followers on social media that a crucial vote to roll back a mine ban next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was imminent. "The bill to overturn the 20-year mining ban near…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (896+ words) Roger James, a former coal miner and black lung patient, uses supplemental oxygen to breathe during a visit to the New River Health Association Black Lung Clinic, Sept. 24, 2025, in Oak Hill, W. Va. Mammoth Coal Processing Plant sits along the Kanawha…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1804+ words) Miners transport sacks of mercury ore with the help of a cart in San Joaquin, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. A worker holds a rope that his colleagues use to climb out of one of the caverns while mining for mercury in…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (672+ words) MANKATO " Blue Earth County is preparing to modernize its aggregate mining regulations, proposing updates to an ordinance that has remained largely unchanged for nearly 60 years. The gravel-mining standards, originally established in 1977, are set for a comprehensive review aimed at addressing…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (685+ words) Al King has had to do a lot of lobbying since steelworkers. .. on a budget they hope to pass by the May 19 adjournment deadline. The unemployment benefits could be lumped into a final deal or. .. Al King has had to…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1431+ words) The U. S. and Ukraine have signed an agreement that will give the U. S. access to Ukraine's vast critical mineral resources. The deal on reconstruction and investment comes after a weekslong press by President Donald Trump on Ukraine to compensate Washington for billions…...