The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand. The creature, which grows to about 12 inches (30cm) long, is known affectionately as Mr ...

In August, roughly 100 fish turned up dead in a creek below the large Kensington gold mine north of Juneau. Seven months later, state regulators and Coeur Mining, the multinational company that owns ...

An aerial view of part of Southeast Alaska’s Kensington gold mine. (James Brooks via Wikipedia under Creative Commons 2.0) In August, roughly 100 fish turned up dead in a creek below the large ...

Cleveland Cliffs plans to temporarily idle part of the facility, along with the Minorca Mine in Virginia, Minn., resulting in the layoffs of 630 workers. Cleveland-Cliffs plans to lay off ...

There’s more than $100 million of established infrastructure on the site, and the mine produced 25,000 ounces of gold at an all-in sustaining cost of $2,876 per ounce. The deal comes after ...

Much of the town's equipment is aging and nearing the end of its life cycle, Cameron Hinkley said. BUCKFIELD — Town Manager Cameron Hinkley is calling for the development of a capital ...

A New Zealand-based environmental nonprofit, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, announced over the weekend its annual "Fish of the Year" winner, which was none other than the blobfish.

Images taken soon after the spill show masses of dead fish washed up on the banks of the Kafue River, as far as 60 miles downstream from the mine. The facility is owned by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia ...

A Peruvian fisherman who was rescued after 95 days lost at sea told CNN that his faith and his desire to see his family again kept him going – along with a diet of cockroaches, birds ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group.

Four European NATO members announced on Tuesday they will withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty, marking the first time any country has left the agreement outlawing anti-personnel landmines since it ...