Over the years, many abandoned mines have transformed into captivating tourist attractions, drawing visitors for both their ...

State lawmakers believe now is the time to clean up a mess that they say the federal government just keeps ignoring.

In December 2024, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act became law. Lauded by the National Mining Association as “the ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

While most of the abandoned mines in New Hampshire are not producing ... continues to spend around $40,000 a year to maintain the site and monitor it. Two other abandoned mines, the Madison ...

First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing a grisly end to a months-long standoff with illegal miners and their ...

Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought ... Mantashe visited the site Tuesday and said that ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ... visited the site Tuesday and said ...