Steeped in centuries of old diamond history, a seaside city in Africa has been left abandoned and frozen in time for over 70 ...

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 ...

Lowell, Arizona, was once a prospering copper mining town located southeast of Bisbee. Today, it's famous for its historic charm and vintage cars that line the main thoroughfare. People from around ...

This community of about 1,000 was doomed when a garbage fire ignited abandoned coal mines that ran right under the town. Despite every effort to extinguish it, the fire has been burning since 1962.

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Explore Washington State's mysterious past with ghostly tales of abandoned towns. Are you brave enough to visit?

In New Hampshire, many people may be unfamiliar with the issue. We tend not to think of our state as having old abandoned mines that through past abuses or neglect are out there polluting our water ...

The entrance shaft of an abandoned mine is seen in Stilfontein ... be directed at investment in energy solutions in dying mining towns,” said Van Wyk. He has called on the authorities to arrest ...

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 ...