OAK GROVE, Ala.—A coal miner named Jose Antonio M. Lara died early Wednesday morning following a rock collapse inside the Oak Grove mine, a facility in Jefferson County, just southwest of Birmingham.

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A new analysis, updated in December 2025, by the National Parks Conservation Association reveals more than 1,200 mine claims exist within the boundaries of units managed by the National Park Service.

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Editor's note: This is the first part in a two-part series about "Colonel" William C. Greene. Read Part 2 next Monday. "Colonel" William C. Greene is credited with having developed the mines in ...

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The AN/PSS-14 revolutionizes landmine detection by combining ground penetrating radar (GPR) and highly sensitive metal detector (MD) technology using advanced data fusion algorithms. This unique ...

State officials have given the go-ahead to Franconia Minerals, a subsidiary of Twin Metals, to conduct exploratory drilling ...

Talon Metals to acquire Lundin Mining, will create the only operating nickel-copper company in U.S.