Nilambur gold mining is a complex issue involving traditional practices, environmental concerns, and legal restrictions.

Los Angeles plays host to many amazing museums, but this very special one is a cut above most, spotlighting spectacular ...

Watch as one man transforms a dirt embankment into a stunning underground chamber complete with a handmade pool using basic ...

Watch as two men transform a forest clearing into an earth-covered shelter using only natural materials and traditional ...

While the 59-hectare, open-pit mine would actually be located in Quebec, Torngat’s plan is to transport concentrate — heavy ...

The federal government is updating the region’s geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth ...

Villagers in Ethiopia uncover rare black opal nearly 10,000 ft high, reshaping the global gem market with vibrant stones.

New data shows Ice Age hunters used Mezhyrich’s mammoth-bone shelters briefly, highlighting adaptations in a volatile, frigid ...

Within minutes of walking into Shreveport’s Spring Street Museum, I knew I had met someone who loved his work. Marty Loschen, the museum’s curator, didn’t have to say it — his passion for local ...

There is a sense of disbelief in this Sierra Leonean village as people weep in front of the bodies of two teenage boys wrapped in white cloth. The day before, 16-year-old Mohamed Bangura and ...

Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse ...