Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, claiming it threatens public health, wildlife, and endangered species.

A Clarion County-based company has received the go-ahead to construct an underground limestone mine in Deemston. The state Department of Environmental Protection on Jan. 21 approved a permit for ...

Congressman Pete Stauber of Duluth is talking tough about mining near Ely and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. But it isn't ...