Rod formerly worked as a geologist for Eagle Picher Mining of Galena and Lovelock, NV, Day Mines, Inc. of Leadville, CO, and E. J. Longyear Co., of Salt Lake City, UT. He is a member of Faith ...

The Grand Ole Opry is 100. Oklahoma country music star Blake Shelton will lead centennial festivities when he hosts “Opry 100: A Live Celebration,” scheduled to air 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, on NBC ...

A proposed bill aimed at keeping felons convicted of “accessory to murder” from early release is moving to the Oklahoma House floor. During Thursday’s Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee ...

The site, which stretches over a large swath of Northeast Oklahoma with an epicenter in Picher, is the result of over-mining on Native land. Polluted water, sinkholes and toxic chat are among the many ...

Despite cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration across the federal government, EPA officials in charge of cleanup in the former Tri-State Mining District say remediation work will continue.

Junior Deborah Kisekka of Lowell and senior Emily Picher of Tewksbury have been named the co-Division 2 girls basketball Most Valuable Players of the Merrimack Valley Conference. Mike Crowley of ...

The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. By Reuters BAMAKO, Mali — At least ...

BAMAKO, March 5 (Reuters) - Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks left dozens dead. The collapse on February 15 ...