A 54-year-old hiker’s fatal fall into an abandoned mine shaft near Ouray last month highlights a broader danger left behind ...

A recent tragedy in Colorado wasn't an anomaly. From drowning in quarries to stumbling into open pits, hundreds have died in ...

Abandoned coal mines could be significant sources of greenhouse gases, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Recent ...

For more than a century, abandoned mines such as the Triumph Mine in central Idaho have scarred the American West, leaking toxic heavy metals into waterways and threatening communities and ecosystems.

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting public comment through Jan. 31, 2026, about the ...

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 leech into the Silver State’s already strained groundwater supply. That’s why, ...

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 ...

The company has partnered with Apple, Tiffany and Co., and Canadian jewelry company Mejuri, which have agreed to buy metals sourced from legacy mine sites and help fund restoration efforts.

Abandoned South African mines release toxic water. Experts highlight bioengineering, nanotech, and renewable energy ...

Hidden across quiet backroads and forgotten landscapes, these abandoned American places reveal stories time refused to erase.