Lehigh Valley Live11d
Nearly 600 abandoned mines are hidden beneath N.J. towns. See the map.
A long-abandoned mine caused a sinkhole on I-80 last month, highlighting the dangers lurking just beneath the surface across ...
Opinion
Abandoned mines are causing environmental problems. A new law clears the way for cleanup.
With little attention in the media, except in a few Western states, former President Joe Biden on Dec. 19 signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. It was bipartisan ...
Alaska Public Media25d
Man dies exploring abandoned Southeast Alaska mine
A Washington state man died while exploring an abandoned mine on Prince of Wales Island earlier this month, leading to an extended recovery effort. Fifty-year-old Devin Albert was visiting his ...
The Victoria Advocate16d
Abandoned mines are causing environmental problems. A new law clears the way for cleanup.
Biden signs law to clean up abandoned mines across the western U.S. In New Hampshire, many people may be unfamiliar with the issue. We tend not to think of our state as having old abandoned mines ...
Longview News-Journal17d
Abandoned mines are causing environmental problems. A new law clears the way for cleanup.
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 ...
Fox News23d
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and emaciated survivors to the surface ...
WPXI24d
Abandoned mine filled with nearly 68,000 gallons of concrete after woman fell in through sinkhole
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 ...
dw22d
South African: Rescue efforts end at abandoned mine shaft
The latest announcement comes as search and rescue efforts began wrapping up at the abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein following a monthslong standoff. The mine has been cordoned off by ...
Al Jazeera English24d
Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine
Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners and several bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have already died.
Post Register9d
Opinion: Abandoned mines cleanup law will help preserve, protect and enhance Idaho's natural environment
The recent enactment of the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act will help clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines.
The Boston Globe23d
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
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 ...