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 ...

Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands. Abandoned mines are not history ...

This abandoned coal mine has been left untouched for years. Inside, the tunnels, supports, and equipment remain frozen in ...

A long-abandoned coal mine in Tablertown has polluted nearby waterways for decades. A recent land purchase and nearly $1 ...

Join us as we venture deep into the mountains to explore a 70-year-old abandoned mine, navigating with a Jeep Gladiator and ...

Michigan has no shortage of ghost towns, and many of them are hidden gems for travelers and history buffs. Here are five Michigan ghost towns to explore.

From Europe to North America, an energy revolution is breathing new life into empty, long-forgotten coal mine shafts—by repurposing them into places to store renewable energy. Using "gravity batteries ...

The some 3,000 mines in San Bernardino County attract adventurers. YouTube videos and Facebook pages are devoted to rappelling in and exploring their shafts. Website authors wax nostalgic about the ...

New Mexico's Environment Department plans to finish cleaning up at least one abandoned uranium mine by next summer, and has begun site evaluations at 15 uranium mine and mill sites in the northwest ...