Bitcoin’s unique properties of electricity usage and heat generation bring new frontiers to building design. This is an opinion editorial by Dan Luddy, a mechanical engineer and energy consultant with ...

A buildup of hazardous gas at Alaska’s Red Dog mine in recent weeks forced the huge zinc and lead operation to fit workers ...

The last vestige of Juneau’s mining heyday disappeared in mid-January in an excavator’s bucket when the final wall of the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mine steam power plant was carefully removed. For the past ...

For well over a century, copper mines and their structures dotted the landscape in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I was born there and several generations of my family worked in the mines. The last one ...

Last Wednesday evening, in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, there came a moment. It was real estate, construction, and design’s Gold Nugget Awards annual gala, a celebration at the heart of PCBC – an ...

A World War II–era airplane hangar in Texas has been converted into a bitcoin mine. Photo: Courtesy of Compute North A World War II–era airplane hangar in Texas has been converted into a bitcoin mine.

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency wants to cancel leases at mine safety offices across the nation. Safety advocates warn it could have disastrous effects. President Donald Trump’s ...

America’s mining industry requires diverse skills, from engineering and geology to environmental science and technology. However, the workforce is aging, and there is a lack of young talent entering ...

This is an opinion editorial by Dan Luddy, a mechanical engineer and energy consultant with 15 years of experience in high performance building design. The energy we use to heat our buildings is a ...

This story has been updated to correct references to the power plant being the last AJ Mine building in Juneau since others remain standing elsewhere in town. A vestige of Juneau’s mining heyday ...