BAKER CITY — Dick Stewart couldn’t move the rock with his boot. Fellow miner George Armstrong managed to pick it up and, after a quick rinse, the miners saw the dull yellow of gold. A lot of gold.

A Nevada-based company wants to build Oregon’s first chemical-process gold mine in Malheur County, about 22 miles south of Vale. The federal government is asking for input on Paramount Gold’s proposal ...

MALHEUR COUNTY, Ore. — A proposed underground gold and silver mine in eastern Oregon is undergoing federal environmental review, and officials are accepting public comments on a project that could ...

The Baker County Board of Commissioners might cancel an 8-year-old ordinance that allows people or companies to apply for a ...