mining industry

Very few know about Wyoming’s biggest export and how it’s produced. And yet, there’s a mini-underground world below the desert of Green River. Wyoming Public Radio brings you an audio tour of trona mining.

Wyoming's governor spoke at a regional convention geared toward energy and mineral policy. He didn't mince words, calling some of the state Freedom Caucus’s efforts around the industry "dumb.”

The trona and soda ash industry could be hurt by retaliatory tariffs. If so, Wyoming’s bottom line could take a hit.

A mine safety office in Green River is on the list. There are conflicting reports and details have been hard to confirm.

China recently banned exports of certain rare earth minerals to the U.S. as part of an ongoing tech war between the two superpowers. With the largest supplier of those minerals out, some experts weigh in on what this means for the growing industry in the Rocky Mountains.

Wyoming has received a couple of rounds of federal funds recently, amounting to about $35 million, to help with restoring land used for old coal mines.

The state’s new economic summary report shows that while some industries have recovered, the 56-hundred mining industry job losses have not been replaced.

The first rare earth minerals mine to open in the U.S. in decades could be here in Wyoming. Permitting gets underway this week for the Bear Lodge mine,…

Marion Loomis has been with the Wyoming Mining Association, one of the state’s most influential interest groups, for almost 40 years. Earlier this week,…