Other schools, like the Colorado School of Mines, are using Missouri’s Old Lead Belt as a case study to understand the social, economic, policy and environmental impacts mining has on communities.

PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Sometimes wind rattles the windowpanes and boards, but for the most part Federal Mill No. 3 is quiet. Smokestacks have rusted. More than 1,000 miles of underground mine tunnels ...

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- A portion of Missouri's Old Lead Belt region soon could be turned back into a forest. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are ...

What the Old Lead Belt can teach Missouri about critical mineral mining By Ryleigh Hindle, Lydia Williams, Lucy Valeski and Reade Snelling Jun 20, 2025 ...