Two recent coal mine accidents in Appalachia have led to calls for establishment of national standards for documentation of underground mines and for a reassessment of the state of technologies, such ...

Charles Nodler, archivist with George A. Spiva Library at Missouri Southern State University, said a room that holds thousands of maps receives a lot of visitors. “These maps are used at least once a ...

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The number of mining claims on U.S. public lands is growing. A 27% increase since 2019 has brought the total to nearly a half-million. A new study showed many are in close proximity to, and could ...

Highway construction. By Andrey Grigoriev via iStock for WMNF News. Hardee County’s Planning and Zoning Board pushed forward Thursday proposed changes to a map that shows where phosphate may be mined ...

The Tourtolotte Park section of an Aspen mining map resembles a quilt of rectangular patches. At a glance, the map conveys the complexity of Aspen Mountain. Red lines demarcate multiple faults. A pink ...

Miners have their eyes on reserves that have been officially demarcated for 15 years and are inhabited by isolated indigenous peoples. Applications to mine on indigenous lands in the Amazon have ...