Nevada has an estimated 200,000 abandoned mines. As many as 400,000 abandoned mines are scattered throughout the West.

The ghosts of the Silver State’s mining roots aren ... ensure significant progress in our efforts to clean up abandoned mines in Nevada and across the United States,” the Republican governor ...

President Joe Biden signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act into law on Wednesday to clean up the Silver State ... overdue clean up.” Nevada has the most abandoned ...

The final two drill holes of 2024 targeted the Pukelman intrusion which previously had only two shallow reverse circulation drill holes completed in 1992. The first two diamond drill holes in this ...

Dan Lopez is a modern-day explorer who has focused his attention on the hundreds of abandoned mines hidden well below New Jersey's ground.

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on May 31, 2018. Not all explorers are relegated to the pages of history books. One modern-day explorer is shedding light on some pretty dark places.

The Nevada Mining Association always has been about promoting safety procedures over production when it comes to its people, ...

This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science. The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) is Nevada’s state geological survey. The bureau’s primary mission is ...

999 fine silver medallion ... emancipation order. In Nevada, Frémont is remembered for his lost cannon, a 12-pound U.S. Model 1835 Mountain Howitzer, abandoned in the West Walker River Canyon ...