A southern Utah copper mine has restarted operations in an arrangement with Rio Tinto Kennecott, hiring workers as it expands operations.

In 1874, they journeyed in from St. George, Utah, to northwestern Arizona to work what would become known as the Adams Lode, or Grand Gulch Mine, in the Bentley Mining District.

Two hikers were found dead and one has been rescued after authorities believe they were caught in a flash flood while trekking the popular Buckskin Gulch slot canyon in southern Utah.

The newly created National Energy Dominance Council chose to “streamline” plans to expand the Lisbon Valley Copper Mine in southeastern Utah, the Department of the Interior announced this ...

Buckskin Gulch: One of the longest slot canyons in the world, Utah's Buckskin Gulch stretches roughly 16 miles through a twisting corridor of sandstone. Johnny Haglund/Photodisc/Getty Images.