Mining

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, December 1, 2020.

The Utah Geological Survey has released its annual report for 2019, offering a year-end look-back at the mining activity in the state. The industry saw its production rise 2.4% over 2018.

The latest Utah news on Monday evening, November 9, 2020.

Every state is wrestling with the tension between reopening economies and protecting communities from COVID-19. Some industries have remained open all...

The Utah deer and elk archery seasons wrap up across much of the state this Friday. The Division of Wildlife Resources says there are more buck deer in…

MILFORD, Utah — The San Francisco Mountains in southwestern Utah were once home to one of the richest silver mines in the world. When it comes to mining…

A bankrupt coal producer in the Mountain West wants to give $1.5 million worth of bonuses to top managers while potentially cutting retirement benefits…

The nation’s first commercial oil-shale mine could be built here in our region. The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision that allows a mine in...

Everything about the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is big. It’s 1.9 million acres. It’s filled with dinosaur bones and ancient history.It…

Conditions at the Bonneville Salt Flats are good enough to support Speed Week races for the first time in three years.Over the past two years organizers…

A new report aims to spark statewide discussion about potash mining in Utah, and how it can coexist with a healthy environment.John Weisheit, director of…

Life’s getting back to normal in southeastern Utah after the dramatic Gold King Mine spill, and the San Juan River has been declared safe for irrigation…