mining

ST. PAUL — Many Minnesotans are not sure whether more silica sand mining could mean dangerous dust and contaminated water, a booming economy or something in between. By Danielle Killey...

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has named a new director of the Lands and Minerals Division. Jess Richards, an 18-year veteran of the Minnesota Pollution Control...

ORTONVILLE -- Residents in the area of a proposed hard rock mining quarry had their say before the Big Stone County Board of Commissioners at a public hearing on Tuesday...

Thirty-three Chilean miners were trapped underground for 69 days. It need not have happened if the mine owners had followed the law concerning required escape routes, and the Chilean government...

ST. PAUL - A senator pushing a bill to increase financial oversight and protect the environment as a new type of mining develops in northern Minnesota abruptly withdrew the measure...

OLIVIA -- The Renville County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for hard rock mining. The commissioners approved on a unanimous vote a conditional use permit...

OLIVIA -- The Renville County board of commissioners approved a conditional use permit for hard rock mining at their meeting on Tuesday. The commissioners approved on a unanimous vote a...

OLIVIA -- A rock outcrop in the Minnesota River Valley being eyed for inclusion in a protective easement program is likely to be mined instead. The Renville County Board of...