Abandoned mines are causing environmental problems. A new law clears the way for cleanup.
With little attention in the media, except in a few Western states, former President Joe Biden on Dec. 19 signed the Good ...
Informal mining persists in South Africa despite police crackdowns
In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...
Nearly 600 abandoned mines are hidden beneath N.J. towns. See the map.
When an abandoned mineshaft beneath Interstate 80 in Morris County collapsed the morning after Christmas, closing the ...
Abandoned mine filled with nearly 68,000 gallons of concrete after woman fell in through sinkhole
The work to fill an abandoned mine after a woman fell in through a sinkhole in December is almost complete. “I just couldn’t ...
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The interior of a remote abandoned mine with extensive tunnels and veins of galena
There are many mines around the world that have been abandoned when the mineral they extracted was exhausted or no longer ...
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Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
(AP video by Alfonso Nqunjana) A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground ...
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The Mineless Heritage
Divooe Zein Architects has restored and repurposed the interiors of The Mineless Heritage near Taipei, Taiwan. The Mineless Heritage is a repurposed space created from an abandoned coal mine.
No more hidden hazards: Saguaro National Park completes project sealing 150 abandoned copper mines
S.H. Gould established the mine in 1906 but declared bankruptcy by 1915. The 350 foot-deep-shaft reportedly produced 45,000 ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...