Mining

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…

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…