Coal from the mine is shipped by rail to power plants in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington, as well as internationally to Japan and South Korea.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under Wyoming and parts of southern Montana as well ...

From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

About 70 volunteers kicked off an effort last weekend to restore and preserve Gensburg-Markham Prairie in Markham.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approves permits for mining operations. The open pit mine in Christian County ...

New details emerge in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students ...

A case moved to Sangamon County was Curtis Lovelace, a former Adams County assistant state’s attorney and University of Illinois football standout, accused of killing his first wife ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana House committee has advanced a bill to start the process of potentially annexing counties from Illinois. House Bill 1008, authored by Indiana Speaker Rep. Todd Huston ...

HOLDEN, W.Va. — The weekend’s torrential rainfall that flooded southern West Virginia resulted in the blowout of an old coal mine in the Holden area of Logan County on Monday evening.

Eight residents availed themselves of public input at Thursday’s regular Grant County Commission meeting, with six speaking in favor of mining exploration near Tyrone Mine. The commission ... Freeport ...