Police are investigating a fatal mining incident which occurred on Tuesday December 30, 2025 about 16:00hrs at “S” Bend ...

COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP — Fisherman Jim Schreiner waited impatiently Friday in a boat that shared the name of the dog next to him, Tracker. Tracker was eager to go, too, judging by the motoring of his ...

The Sand Land mine near Southampton sits on top of a protected groundwater area that environmental activists fear could be harmed by the operation. By Hilary Howard The Sand Land mine near ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - An Ann Arbor-area sand and gravel mine already under fire for draining nearby residents’ drinking water wells has discharged sediment into wetlands and a creek, coating the ...

Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain Southeast Asia’s ...

PACTOLUS, N.C. (WNCT) – The Pitt County Commissioners are looking to re-zone an area to allow a sand mine operation. According to county documents, the 40.69-acre piece of land is off Pactolus Road.

Julian Leyland receives funding from UKRI. Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while ...

In a split vote, the San Diego County Planning Commission on Wednesday denied the Cottonwood Sand Mine, a controversial mining project in the Rancho San Diego area. But the developer of the project ...

A property owner seeking a rezoning for a sand mine since 2023 was granted the request over the opposition of neighbors after submitting plans that exceeded the county’s requirements for setbacks and ...

A project is underway to permanently prevent the Canisteo Mine Pit in northern Minnesota from overflowing into the nearby city of Bovey. The pit — actually multiple former mine sites that merged as ...