(CN) – The Montana Supreme Court met en banc Thursday morning to decide once and for all whether or not dinosaur fossils are minerals. The question emerged when a Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered in ...

The Murray T-Rex, now known as "Trix,' on display in the Netherlands. (Rique via Wikipedia) (CN) — After a nearly seven-year dispute over the ownership and definition of dinosaur fossils — including ...

HELENA, Mont. — The discovery of two fossilized dinosaur skeletons intertwined in what looks like a death match could make a Montana ranching couple rich beyond their dreams. Or they may have to share ...

Federal program would support Montana Mining Association’s Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Extraction Demonstration project.

(TNS) — The ore mined these days in Butte includes institutional knowledge. And that know-how is poised to play a role supporting national security. Montana Technological University, which traces its ...

Montana earned its “Treasure State” name from what was under our work boots and in our fields – copper, coal, oil, gas, timber, wheat, barley, and other resources that built jobs, communities, and our ...

Our country has a great abundance of mineral resources used to manufacture goods of all kinds. For weapons systems and consumer electronics, the value alone is estimated at $6.2 trillion; however, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Mineral Museum is reopen in Butte after renovations, and a recent donation is boosting the collection by 6,800 specimens. The museum was closed for five months so flooring could ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Dinosaur fossils aren’t minerals under state law, a divided Montana Supreme Court said in a ruling Wednesday that has implications in an ongoing legal battle over the ownership of ...