A century ago, miners in Tonopah risked their lives to pull a fortune of silver and gold from the nearby mountains. Though ...

Nevada’s lithium boom continued to ramp up this week, with one Nye County mine declaring that exploratory drilling would ...

The only lithium mine operating in the United States is in Nevada. But there are plans to open more to meet the demand for lithium-battery storage.

RENO — The museum inside the University of Nevada, Reno’s Mackay School of Mines is a living scrapbook of the mining industry that gave the Silver State its name. Three floors and rows of glass cases ...

The country’s only fully operational lithium mine had an air pollution problem, Nevada regulators found. State officials intervened and held a so-called “enforcement conference” on March 25 because ...

This story was originally published in the 2024 edition of Discovery magazine, the College of Science's publication. This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science ...

The ghosts of the Silver State’s mining roots aren’t just spooky — they’re a serious environmental hazard. About half a million abandoned mines lie untouched across America, polluting waterways and ...

Carson City, NV and Charlotte, NC — The Nevada Department of Education is proud to announce it has renewed its multiyear partnership with Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ...

An "Access Restricted" sign is displayed at the Lithium Nevada Corp. mine site at Thacker Pass, April 24, 2023, near Orovada, Nev. (Rick Bowmer/AP) Lithium is essential for the green economy, a key ...