There is something about the tattered remnants of a 121-year-old mining marvel that keeps drawing the curious back to this remote canyon along Colorado 141.

(Reuters) - When Travis Howard started his degree at the Colorado School of Mines four years ago he decided to pursue a double major in mechanical engineering and metallurgy to give himself the best chance of landing a high-paying job when he graduated. Turns out he had nothing to worry about. The 21-year-old, who dropped his mechanical classes to focus on mining after his second year, has ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Resource Corporation (GORO) is pleased to announce it has increased its instituted monthly dividend to $0.06 per common share for ...

Western mines produced some $2.3 billion in gold, silver and copper between 1848 and 1884. But mining stocks in those years were issued for nearly 10 times that amount. And most of those stock offerings were out-and-out swindles.

Rock Energy Resources, Inc. today provided its monthly update on mining and related matters to the Company.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-- - Gold Resource Corporation today announced the timing of its Q1 2012 earnings CEO conference call scheduled for May 11, 2012. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-- - Gold Resource Corporation announced today that it will hold its annual meeting of shareholders at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at the Westin Denver Downtown ...

In 1859, when Colorado's prospectors first discovered gold in what is now Boulder County, the price of gold (set by the federal government in 1837) was $20.67 per ounce. The miners worked through booms and busts -- whenever they could make a profit. The recent spectacular rise in the price of gold has made the resurgence of gold mining economically feasible once again.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-- - Gold Resource Corporation today announced record results for its first quarter ending March 31, 2012, including an increase of 308% production of precious metal gold equivalent ...

LAKEWOOD, CO-- - Colorado Goldfields Inc.'s executive management team attended the Mountain Studies Institute's Mining Conference held in Silverton at The Kendall Mountain Community Center on Thursday, ...