The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.

The NCR was also a military force to be reckoned with, with the Rangers division being one of the most elite powers in the Mojave. Known for their bravery and deadly efficiency in battle ...

Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open ... when a law enforcement ranger encountered a contractor demobilizing a diamond-core drilling rig from the mine, according to correspondence ...

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open pit mine where workers dug and drilled for gold and silver from the late 1800s to the 1990s. Miners are ...

The National Park Service and owners of the Colosseum Mine in San Bernardino County, shown in 2025, have been involved in a years-long dispute. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) ...