What if communications today were governed by a law passed before the telephone was invented? Or if transportation were guided by federal policy made before there were cars? That’s exactly the type of ...

The laws governing mining of metals and other hardrock minerals on U.S. public lands haven’t been updated in almost 150 years, resulting in the giveaway of taxpayer-owned resources to foreign-owned ...

Working group report suggests collecting royalties from mining firms working on federal lands, which has not happened since 1872. The working group report reviews environmental, permitting and fee ...

Gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals for free. Land for $5 an acre or less. That's the deal mining companies get from the U.S. government when miners turn their explosives and earthmovers ...

You might come across the remnants of a tramway or a pile of mine tailings or a rusted tank — if you know where to look in Death Valley National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias Park and Preserve in Alaska, ...