Mining

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, May 14, 2021.

Mining in the West often results in polluted watersheds, but a new study shows efforts to clean up leaking mines are extremely effective.

Oil and gas production is picking up in Utah. The resurgence comes as the price of crude oil recovers after it hit a record low last spring and after an energy leasing ban on public lands was enacted earlier this year.

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…

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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…