A century ago, miners in Tonopah risked their lives to pull a fortune of silver and gold from the nearby mountains. Though ...

The only lithium mine operating in the United States is in Nevada. But there are plans to open more to meet the demand for lithium-battery storage.

Nevada’s lithium boom continued to ramp up this week, with one Nye County mine declaring that exploratory drilling would ...

We look at how our state’s mining industry is playing a role in national security. Nevada is home to several critical minerals including lithium and copper. We look at how our state’s mining industry ...

The Trump administration agreed in a court settlement to consider protections for the Railroad Valley toad, which is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sit of Hudbay Minerals Inc.'s Rosemont project, later renamed Copper World south of Tucson. The project that was the subject of a ...

(The Center Square) - Amidst widespread speculation and local pushback, northern Nevada has taken another step toward realizing its lithium potential with an estimated $87 billion Elko County mine.

Iwas on the phone the other day with a new Nevada Mining Association member company, talking about the buzz building across our state’s mining sector. As soon as that call ended, I was lining up a ...

This story was originally published in the 2024 edition of Discovery magazine, the College of Science's publication. This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science ...

Look around at the Las Vegas Valley’s ever-sprawling buildings and booming resort sector, and you’ll see the end product of open-pit mines across the world. But few residents of Southern Nevada know ...

The trade association for Nevada's mining industry filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block a petition that would allow the state's voters to raise taxes on mining. The filing in District Court in Carson City ...

MCDERMITT — It’s nearly impossible to find a family in McDermitt that hasn’t been scarred by a cancer death. Flanked by the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation to the south and north, the town’s ...