mines and mining

The mining industry provides jobs and materials that are necessary for everyday life. But mines can also be sources of pollution. Mining and the Environment explains the effect that mining has on land, waterways, and the air, as well as ways mining companies reduce their environmental impact.

In the early days of mining in the United States, the work was very dangerous. Miners faced the risk of explosions, and many had to work for long hours. US?laws and policies made mining safer over time. Mining Policy focuses on laws and federal agencies that continue to protect miners' safety, health, and wages today.

When two city folks arrive in the depressed mining town of Grubstake, Colorado in 1888, sixteen-year-old orphaned Arley tries to discover why they want to buy the supposedly worthless mines in the area.