Mining

The wide-ranging, chicken-sized bird has seen a dramatic population drop in recent decades.

Lucky Minerals has been seeking to explore for gold, copper and other metals just north of Yellowstone near Chico.

A relatively recent video shows how vandals have turned the historic ghost town of Winton, Wyoming into a graffiti mess.

The company employs about 950 people.

The project received the grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Technology Commercialization Fund.

Even before the current economic upheaval, the coal mining industry was in sharp decline.

Visitors to Yellowstone National Park fell 1.2 percent to 2,499,186 while Grand Teton National Park also saw a decrease of 2.5 percent at 1,996,075.

In the past, the United Mine Workers of America has accused McConnell of blocking pension and health benefits for miners.