A quarrying company has been denied approval by the Supreme Court to appeal its failed bid to mine under protected bush.

A triumphant victory in mining rock for Interstate 40 slide repairs from the nearby national forest was announced by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration two weeks ago — but the reality isn't quite ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation, which announced the plan last week, said that mining rock locally rather than trucking ...

The mine contains about six million tonnes of graphite, a critical mineral, but most of its equipment dates back to the ...

The quarry on national forest land, which I-40 passes through, would be one to three miles from where it’s needed. NCDOT and ...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources public hearing for the ...

Rock crushing plants are used to physically ... and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is considering a quarry and mine permit, the threat of air, water and noise pollution is becoming ...