Mining

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…

Legislation is being considered in the Missouri House that would block the Nixon administration from creating a new state park in the southern part of the…

The U.S. Geological Survey is searching for commercially important minerals in southeastern Missouri. But the researchers won't be using any shovels or…

The controversy over coal use hits close to home.It’s not only that coal-burning companies Ameren Missouri, Peabody Energy, and Arch Coal are…

A lead mining company is heading to trial next month, but this week, they’re hoping to hedge their bet.The Missouri legislature passed a bill earlier this…

Hundreds of miners from across the country protested outside of St. Louis-based Peabody Energy on Tuesday.The miners are accusing Peabody of orchestrating…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today clean-up methods it will take on a former mining site in Madison County.The Madison County Mines…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 17, 2012 - Nearly half a mile under the reddish rocks of South Africa’s arid North West…