The recent sinkholes on I-80 were caused by long-abandoned mines. See the map showing hundreds of closed New Jersey mines.

Abandoned mines serve as poignant reminders of a bygone ... industrious era while enjoying outdoor activities like hiking and photography. By visiting these locations, you not only gain insight ...

The Sterling Mine, the last operating mine in New Jersey, suspended large-scale commercial mining operations in 1986. Since ...

James over at Low-Buck Garage bought himself part of an abandoned silver mine out in the hinterlands of New Mexico, and it ...

But the old mines also left behind a legacy of trouble for today’s Westerners. Abandoned mines dot the Western landscape, polluting the region’s streams with acid mine drainage and connecting the ...

Nevada is home to more than 300,000 abandoned mines — mines that can kill you in an almost unimaginable number of ways. But those mines from Nevada’s olden days are attracting a modern-day ...

The soil instability near the interchange with Route 15 is blamed on abandoned mines beneath the highway that are slowly collapsing. The New Jersey Department of Transportation has been shoring up ...