(The Center Square) – A mining project in northeast Tennessee is moving forward after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior. Hurricane Creek Mining plans to mine 635 acres on ...

It's the mineral behind your phone, your car and hardware...zinc! And it's mined right here in East Tennessee, but it can come with a life-or-death risk. "Mining is an inherently dangerous job, its ...

(Reuters) -The Trump administration said it permitted a proposed coal mine in Claiborne County, Tennessee on Tuesday under an expedited process aimed at accelerating federal environmental reviews of ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tennessee — Three mining complexes in East Tennessee have been sold, according to Nyrstar, an international producer of industrial and critical minerals and metals. Nyrstar announced ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A mine employee is dead after an “underground incident” was reported early Saturday morning in Tennessee’s Jefferson County. An investigation is ongoing, and the ...

A think-tank has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a crypto mining firm in Tennessee, challenging a local county’s blanket ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A mine ...