New Mexico. This move halts new mining claims and the issuance of new federal mineral leases, subject to valid existing rights. “The Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service will now ...

Newmont, a global leader in gold mining, operates the huge Penasquito open-pit gold mine in Mexico which produces ... who refused to grant new mining concessions, and it faces new challenges ...

It's been a little over 9 years since three million gallons of Gold King Mine wastewater filled the Animas River.