ASHEVILLE - Numerous trails in the Pisgah National Forest are now open to hikers and visitors — including the popular Catawba Falls — months after Tropical Storm Helene brought tens of ...

The order says mining operation restrictions should stop. Trump wants to reverse former President Joe Biden's 20-year moratorium on new mineral leases in the Superior National Forest. Advocates ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from ... Police said that the suspect, identified as Lesotho national James Neo Tshoaeli, was among the miners who ...

The Lesotho national is suspected of being an illegal gold mining ringleader. Tshoaeli was among hundreds of people in an abandoned mine in Stilfontein when police held it under siege for months ...

Running at a staggering depth of 3,891 metres down and 2,062 metres below sea level, a colossal mine in Africa is the deepest and richest gold mine in the world. Mponeng gold mine began producing ...