Iron, and mining for the mineral, has defined Wharton, New Jersey, for much of its history — since even before the town was named.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has named this the "Mines Spung Wildfire" because it's near Mines Spung Road. The wildfire was first spotted by a private plane around 5 a.m. Friday. Officials ...

Wharton, New Jersey, business owners are ready for a return to normalcy as repairs to sinkholes on Interstate 80 have been completed.

Wharton and that section of Morris County have numerous old iron mines that were active in the late 19th and 20th centuries, according to a 1911 U.S. Geological Survey report.

Coal mining brought people and an economic boom to town. At the height of the coal mining era in the early 20th century, as many as 5,500 people lived in Red Lodge, twice the current population ...

Mining is less prevalent in the state’s economy today, and what remains has taken a different character. In 2019, state mines extracted $367 million in minerals, but virtually all of that value came ...

The map pointed the way to the M and beyond. At the bottom of the mine, down a steady decline and a six-foot “slide,” in a rock-lined shaft that only short people can stand in, Spierling ...

The Mines Spung Wildfire burning in Wharton State Forest reached 90% containment on Tuesday, with another update set to come Wednesday afternoon. Jim Donovan has your latest morning headlines with ...

Firefighters have made "significant progress" in containing a wildfire in the Wharton State Forest, authorities said Monday. The Pinelands blaze was 80% contained after burning an estimated 5,750 ...

Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) was born into a well-to-do Philadelphia family who wanted him to go into finance. However, he ...

The report said such projects could help address land-utilisation issues, as the world had closed more than 6,000 coal mines since 2010, mostly in China and the US. More were expected to close ...

All lanes on Interstate 80 in Wharton have reopened following months of sinkhole repairs. The New Jersey Department of Transportation says all lanes reopened at 8:15 a.m. Saturday - four days ahead of ...