Weathered, historic diamond-find ledgers, fossilised oyster shells, mineralised rock formations, salt deposits and old rusted ...

"Abandoned mines get a bad rep," Lopez said ... Lopez said he had a frightening experience while exploring a mine his scariest exploration moment was in Rosendale, New York.

There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in the United States ... the government affairs manager for the American Exploration and Mining Association, said to the New Mexican.

Forensic service workers carry remains in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan.

Some 18 bodies have been brought out of the abandoned mine in northwestern town of Stilfontein since Friday. But some 500 more are still trapped inside after being stuck underground for nine months.

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The work to fill an abandoned mine after a woman fell in through a sinkhole in December is almost complete. “I just couldn’t believe it. I was in shock,” said Marilyn ...

Over 100 people who were illegally mining in the abandoned mine have reportedly died since the crackdown began, a group representing the miners told British broadcaster Sky News. Arguing that the ...

Commercial exploration, development ... Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation. With over 500 abandoned uranium mines — many say the total could be in the thousands — clean up ...

Rescuers have hoisted several dead bodies from an abandoned South African gold mine amid claims that hundreds are still underground and many people have died. It comes after a weeks-long saga ...

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