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The Cooper family has worked in the coal industry in Colorado for generations. That's ending as one of three coal mines in ...

Mere feet from a prospect pit where miners dug for gold in the second half of the 19th century, bikers whizzed by on the Maryland Mountain trail system west of Denver. “This one is 15-to-16-feet deep ...

In the Colorado backcountry, the most dangerous hazards are the ones that don't look like hazards at all. The recent death of ...

Energy Fuels plans to double uranium output with new mines in Colorado and Wyoming, targeting over two million pounds annually by 2025. CEO Mark Chalmers cites a bullish view on uranium prices, ...

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing reinstating a North Fork Valley coal exemption to Colorado's roadless rule, citing the industry's importance to the local economy but also acknowledging its action ...

Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin ...

On April 13, in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs, China suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and rare earth metals, threatening to choke off ...

Several mines other than the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, site of Thursday's fatality during tours, offer visitors a first-hand look at mining history. Here's a look. Hidee Gold Mine, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Mining and drilling is now ...

A Colorado gem about the size of an adult’s palm could fetch thousands of dollars at an auction later this month after being on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for years. Bryan Lees ...