A new report shows tens of thousands of abandoned mines dot the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. Experts say these ...
Tucked away and almost forgotten, we stumbled on a hidden tunnel that led straight into an abandoned soapstone mine. In this video, we take you with us as we squeeze through the entrance, explore the ...
A writer in the 1930s coined the term ‘Lost Sierras’ for this rugged part of the northernmost Sierra Nevadas.
In the heart of Pennsylvania’s coal country lies a story of remarkable ecological revival. Once a barren landscape scarred by decades of mining operations, the Hazel Creek Mine has undergone an ...
TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners ...
When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy about the type of job he wanted when he grew up. Other boys dreamed of being footballers, doctors, soldiers. All Siyabonga wanted, he says, was a job ...
When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy about the type of job he wanted when he grew up. Other boys dreamed of being footballers, doctors, soldiers. All Siyabonga wanted, he says, was a job ...