The team behind a documentary film about a group of Cornish mine explorers is celebrating after winning a prestigious award ...

A recent tragedy in Colorado wasn't an anomaly. From drowning in quarries to stumbling into open pits, hundreds have died in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in ...

The N.W.T. government and federal government have been negotiating how to remediate the six abandoned mines around ...

An abandoned cinnabar ore mine for mercury in Texas. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued an order to unlock federal dollars to recover above-ground critical minerals from functioning and ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Coal mining is synonymous with Pennsylvania's history. While it's not as big as it once was, abandoned sites still linger across the region. Inviting explorers and thrill seekers into ...

President Joe Biden recently signed a bipartisan bill aimed at cleaning up abandoned mines around the country, including those in Arizona. Senator Mark Kelly was among three senators who created the ...

Plans to fix up abandoned mine lands and clean a mine-polluted watershed in two Schuylkill County municipalities are moving forward thanks to a $550,000 federal grant. The money is to be used to ...

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 Wisneski, ...

GREENSBURG, Pa. — A non-profit animal rescue in Westmoreland County made a six-hour drive to save six puppies who were found abandoned in a coal mine shaft in West Virginia. Sharyn Fisher, the owner ...