The amendment would build out tailings storage and allow for the disturbance of 28.6 acres within the CusterGallatin National Forest and 109 acres of private land ... .
GALENA, Ill. — Exposure to heavy metals in the soil at a rural Jo Daviess County abandoned mine could pose health risks for nearby residents and those who frequent the site, according to a recently-released public health assessment ... .
Recently, the Song of Chambishi CopperMine, an anthem from a Chinese-operated copper mine in Zambia, took social media by storm ... As the song's lyrics suggest, the Chambishi Copper Mine itself fought its way back from ruin.
That is changing after a fatal explosion at a Shanxi mine last month, analysts say, with the accident triggering sweeping safety inspections in the province and tightening domestic supplies.