See where N.J.’s 588 abandoned mines are located after another collapse under I-80
The recent sinkholes on I-80 were caused by long-abandoned mines. See the map showing hundreds of closed New Jersey mines.
Route 80 sinkholes put a spotlight on New Jersey's 588 abandoned mines
The Sterling Mine, the last operating mine in New Jersey, suspended large-scale commercial mining operations in 1986. Since ...
More than 50 years ago, a mash-up of projects became Route 80. Now there's a sinkhole
Three sinkholes have appeared on the section of Route 80 that opened in 1960. Questions surround the contractor, but is there more to it?
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Menards Sooty's Mine Shaft
Shaft mining is a method of excavation that accesses an ore deposit from the top down. The term "shaft" refers to the vertical underground tunnels dug from the surface. Subshafts are tunnels dug from ...
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Abandoned mines pose hidden safety and environmental risks
Even if a sinkhole isn't involved, people who wander into mines "can drown in flooded shafts, get lost in underground tunnels or perish from poisonous gases present in many old coal mines." ...
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See what it’s like to dig a tunnel 100 feet below a city
Nearly 150 feet underground, workers wear kneepads to crouch and crawl around the tunnel. As Hazel mines, a few people sit behind the drill shaft atop of a cocoon of wires and metal.
America’s Underground Lab overhauls its WWII era wooden mine shaft
Lead, SD, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in the Black Hills of South Dakota is America’s Underground Lab – with cutting-edge experiments in biology ...