It doesn’t take much for a century-old mine shaft to cave in around you. Or for the mercury, lead or arsenic leftovers to ...

The recent sinkholes on I-80 were caused by long-abandoned mines. See the map showing hundreds of closed New Jersey mines.

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Just because a mine has been exhausted of its ore, that doesn't necessarily mean it has no value. A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing ...

Story continues below photo gallery. Subsidence remains a concern, as some abandoned mine locations and their associated shafts, openings and entrances are mapped inaccurately, the plan said.

Check out the creepy Tunnels trailer for this claustrophobia-inducing VR horror experience in which players are trapped deep underground in an abandoned mine shaft. Armed with only their wits, they’ll ...

The Sterling Mine, the last operating mine in New Jersey, suspended large-scale commercial mining operations in 1986. Since ...

All westbound I-80 lanes near the Route 15 interchange in Wharton were closed Wednesday after a hole opened during drilling operations along the highway median, the state Department of Transportation ...

The Department of Mineral Resources is facing backlash from advocacy groups, including the South African Civic Organisation ...

Yet another sinkhole has opened on Interstate 80 through Wharton, N.J., closing the heavily trafficked highway in both directions on Wednesday and into Thursday.

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The road closure will be extended for months as crews attempt to patch another gaping hole that measures 15 feet wide and 15 ...