Mining

The school in Rolla is one of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Tech Hubs, and efforts are underway to bring millions in federal dollars to southeast Missouri to develop the mining and processing industry.

Illinois is receiving more than $75 million through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help reclaim and revitalize abandoned mine lands across the state — including the Metro East.

The state may not be known for clean energy, but it has many of the raw materials that will be necessary for the transition away from fossil fuels.

NexGen has proposed mining silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County on about 250 acres near Hawn State Park.

Doe Run wants to mine more land underneath the Mark Twain National Forest in southeastern Missouri.

NexGen Mining Inc. plans to mine silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County despite blowback from residents.

A lawsuit filed in Ste. Genevieve County Court after the Missouri Department of Natural Resources approved a permit for the mine asks a judge to strike down the ordinance so the mine can be built.

The annual event attracted teams from as far as England and Australia as students who are getting high-tech instruction take time to compete in old-timey mining events.

ROLLA - Sometimes, the best way to see how strong something is means shooting it with a cannon loaded up with stuff found in a coal mine.While this may…

A group of residents in Franklin County want to sue state and local officials for authorizing a gravel mining project that could threaten the gray bat, an…