But, today, that mining has hollowed out the ground beneath us. Pennsylvania’s inventory of abandoned coal mines is larger than that of any other state in the nation, and the Keystone State has ...

Since Tuesday, had been digging, shoring up and searching the abandoned coal mine that was below the sinkhole. The massive effort took about 80 hours and involved more than two dozen fire ...

The men say they were forced to mine for rocks containing gold (stock photo) [Getty Images] More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern ...

Since Tuesday, had been digging, shoring up and searching the abandoned coal mine that was below the sinkhole. The massive effort took about 80 hours and involved more than two dozen fire ...

More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province. Police say three bodies were recovered earlier this week on the first day of ...

There are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines nationwide — far outnumbering those that are still active, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. They dot the landscape of ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Rio Tinto’s abandoned Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and could spark deadly landslides ...

South Africa’s rich mining history has left many such holes in the ground that present outlets of opportunity for disenfranchised men. The density of the North West’s abandoned mines was ...

In reality, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of abandoned mines in the Okanagan. It’s just that most, but not all, didn’t amount to much. “The Dankoe Mine between Keremeos and Osoyoos ran ...

More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province. Police say three bodies were recovered earlier this week on the first day of the ...

PENNSYLVANIA’S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SAYS ONE THIRD OF AMERICA’S ABANDONED MINE LANDS ARE HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. I’M ACTUALLY STANDING ON SOME RIGHT NOW. BUT EVER SINCE ...

The body of a missing grandmother was discovered four days after she fell into a sinkhole while looking for her cat in an abandoned coal mine town about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh ...