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‘Gold Rush’: Tony Beets Achieves Season First After More Than 40 Years Mining

Winter has arrived on Gold Rush, meaning the season is readying to close. The miners on the Discovery Channel series worked to squeeze every last flake of treasure from the ground. Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets, and Rick Ness have pushed their equipment and crew like perhaps never before as a

‘Gold Rush’: Tyson Lee Gets Emotional Amid Ex-Crew Member’s Leukemia Battle

Rick Ness found himself against the ropes this season on Gold Rush. Smelling blood in the water, fellow miners Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets went as far as to buy his operation. However, the underdog isn’t giving up with hope in the final weeks at Vegas Valley. Tony’s

Debate grows over Sheep Creek rare earth project in the Bitterroot

Debate grows over Sheep Creek rare earth project in the Bitterroot

MONTANA— A proposed rare earth exploration project in the Bitterroot drew sharp debate as supporters and critics weighed what it could mean for the area’s future. The project would be in the Sheep Creek area near the headwaters of the West Fork of the Bitterroot River. A map shown

Gold mining company courts local support for its plans near the Blackfoot River

LINCOLN — Company officials hoping to develop a gold and silver mine near the Blackfoot River have embarked on a charm offensive in the nearby town, aiming to overcome the industry's environmentally checkered history in the region. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality in March issued a draft environmental

Argentine MPs approve bill to allow mining in glaciers

Argentine MPs approve bill to allow mining in glaciers

Argentine MPs approved a bill early Thursday promoted by President Javier Milei that authorizes mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost, and has outraged environmentalists. The amendment to the so-called Glacier Law, which was already approved by the Senate in February, would make it easier to mine

‘Gold Rush’: Parker Schnabel Makes Shocking Play for Rick Ness’ Operation

Parker Schnabel has fought through low recovery, setbacks, and lost production on Gold Rush. However, the mining prodigy turned things around with four wash plants running including his new million dollar Golden Goose named Gigi. With much of the focus on Dominion Creek, Parker also counted on his foreman Mitch

'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface

'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy. Whitish ore, rich in copper and silver, is extracted from the country's depths and exported around the world to fuel technological and energy