After decades of growth driven by diamond mining, Canada’s Northwest Territories are facing the closure of three major mines ...

After avoiding it for nearly two decades, wildlife officials say that the illness wiping out millions of bats may have ...

The Douglas Mine and Millsite is one of the more publicly visible sites within the Pine Creek District. It is located 6.4 ...

On Wednesday evening the N.W.T. government turned to the public to discuss abandoned mines around Yellowknife and what the options for clean up look like right now. Jocelyn Shepel has more.

Washington enjoyed a brief moment in the sunshine during the Gold Rush, but this abandoned mining town is a testament to how ...

On the shores of Frances Lake, Yukon First Nations fight to defend their land, language, and water as a new mining project ...

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

Canada's village of Cumberland has began using abandoned coal mines to supply clean geothermal heating and cooling for homes ...

The team entered the abandoned limestone mine expecting nothing more than flooded tunnels and rusted rails — but the footage captured something entirely different. Behind a narrow passage, the mine ...

A look at the under-the-radar Big South Fork recreation region, an Appalachian region drawing more outdoor visitors and some new residents.

After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order.

As the first anniversary of North Jersey's Route 80 sinkhole shutdown approaches, motorists traumatized by six months of time-consuming detours may wonder: Could it happen again? Hoping to avoid a ...