Deep underground, a giant abandoned mine reveals walls coated in thick layers of soot and signs of long-forgotten activity. The scale of the space and the heavy black residue point to an intense ...

Join us as we venture deep into the mountains to explore a 70-year-old abandoned mine, navigating with a Jeep Gladiator and ...

Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands. Abandoned mines are not history ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Coal mining is synonymous with Pennsylvania's history. While it's not as big as it once was, abandoned sites still linger across the region. Inviting explorers and thrill seekers into ...

Michigan has no shortage of ghost towns, and many of them are hidden gems for travelers and history buffs. Here are five ...

Until the passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980, miners across the American West extracted gold, silver, and other valuable “hardrock” ...

Plans to fix up abandoned mine lands and clean a mine-polluted watershed in two Schuylkill County municipalities are moving forward thanks to a $550,000 federal grant. The money is to be used to ...