Idaho Springs is preparing to welcome a gondola that will take people from the long-standing Argo gold mine up the mountain ...

Dig for your own precious opals when you visit the one-of-a-kind Spencer Opal Mine in Idaho. It's fun for the whole family!

On the 21st, more than 50 people toured historic homes and buildings in the Oakley area, hosted by the Oakley Valley Historical Museum.

CICERO, Ind. (Hamilton County Reporter) — Dean Caldwell of Cicero has been mining opal and obsidian for six months of the year in Mexico for the last 15 years. Last year, he pulled an opal out ...

A mining company plans to revive an open-pit gold and silver mine near popular Idaho ghost town Silver City. The mine last closed in the 1990s.

The U.S. Forest Service issued the final go-ahead for an Idaho mining operation that will supply much of America's antimony needs in the coming decades.

The Biden administration on Friday issued the final mining permit for Perpetua Resources’ Idaho antimony and gold project, a move aimed at spurring US production of a critical mineral at the ...

When he’s not putting his Microsoft expertise to use, Adelaide-based MVP Daniel Brown has another passionate project – opal mining. With his launch of a new tool OpalAI, he has managed to ...

New Opal Mines in Idaho. Share full article Nov. 27, 1892 The New York Times Archives ...

Data from a statewide mining report shows there are about 8,800 abandoned mines across Idaho. That could still have impacts on the environment and human health.

Coober Pedy is renowned for its productive opal mines, but the history of Aboriginal miners — who have participated in the industry since at least 1915 — has not been widely acknowledged.