At least one state said it cannot access federal funds to clean up old, abandoned mines that pose a danger to the public.

The sinkhole on Route 80 is over one of the 400 mines active during the Revolutionary War but it's hard to accurately ...

While a tragedy that day was averted, sinkholes attributed to abandoned mines have occasionally proven deadly for generations, in New Jersey and elsewhere. In November 1963, a 15-year-old boy was ...

Navajo communities along the 174-mile stretch of the uranium haul route on Diné lands say the tribe and mining company are failing to share crucial safety info ...

We have already seen other impressive places in the Sierra de Gádor, in the province of Almería, but there is still more. A spectacular off-road route through the Sierra de Gádor, its mines and its ...

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, except ...

The entrance shaft of an abandoned mine is seen in Stilfontein ... said many mining companies fail to secure and rehabilitate old mines, making space for criminals. “Because it is not regulated ...

Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues “resorted to cannibalism”. “They cut parts of legs, arms, and ribs for ...

While a tragedy that day was averted, sinkholes attributed to abandoned mines have occasionally proven deadly for generations, in New Jersey and elsewhere. In November 1963, a 15-year-old boy was ...