A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

No vehicles crashed and no one was injured when the remains of the long-abandoned mine crumbled. But, for many, the sinkhole provided a sudden, alarming awareness that New Jersey is home to long ...

The giant rolling mill in the old village used to be where the tennis courts are today.Abandoned PA seriesAbandoned silver mine is a treasure hidden under a hill.This feat of engineering has been ...

Here are expanded descriptions for all 20 ghost towns in Colorado: ...

Biden signs law to clean up abandoned mines across the western U.S. In New Hampshire, many people may be unfamiliar with the issue. We tend not to think of our state as having old abandoned mines ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and ...

After years of demanding the cleanup of uranium waste at the Kerr-McGee Quivira Mines on the Navajo Nation community advocates got the news this week that the Environmental Protection Agency will ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

While most of the abandoned mines in New Hampshire are not producing significant contamination, there are a few that have. (Courtesy of Trout Unlimited) With little attention in the media ...