GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make little ...

Winding through walkways, lots of machinery, and even more dust, North Country elected officials celebrated a new venture for a mine in Fowler, near Gouverneur, on Friday, Sept. 12. Nearly a hundred ...

Apr. 4—FOWLER — Titan Mining will soon begin mining a large graphite deposit discovered on the Empire State Mine grounds in late 2023. It will be the only active graphite mine in the United States.

Joel Rheault, vice president of operations for Titan Mining Corp., holds a rock containing graphite at a mine, Nov. 20, 2025, in Gouverneur, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Hill) GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) — ...

The Kigluaik Mountains stretch across the Seward Peninsula of western Alaska like a spine, their jagged ridges keeping a record of time. The Inupiaq have long read these ridges and valleys as a living ...

GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make little ...

GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) — Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make ...

A panorama of the Kigluaik Mountains on the road between Nome and Mary's Igloo. This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Alaska Public Media. The Kigluaik Mountains stretch across the ...