The Nez Perce Indian Tribe is seeking to stop a large Idaho gold mine on national forest land, arguing it was approved contrary to federal environmental laws. The tribe has filed a lawsuit arguing it ...

BOISE, Idaho — A historic mining district in central Idaho will soon reopen and become one of the largest gold mines in the United States after it received approval, but it wasn't without controversy.

The proposed mine near McCall is in an area that has been extensively mined over the last hundred years. Midas Gold A state environmental board on Thursday withheld an air quality permit issued for a ...

MCCALL, Idaho — Several Idaho-based and national conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to challenge its approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, an ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A suction-dredge gold miner from California who operated in an Idaho river containing federally protected salmon and steelhead without permits required by the Clean Water Act must ...