I was introduced to local mining expert Ioan, who took me on a thrilling adventure into the untouched and dark passages and an unspoilt landscape of silver, lead, copper and zinc mines, some of ...

We put together a rundown of some of the top stories in the Susquehanna Valley this week. From a line of lights in the sky (watch the video above) to an abandoned silver mine to a scam message ...

One site where Trout Unlimited has worked is the abandoned gold and silver Orphan Boy Mine near Alma, Colorado. Jason Willis, the director of the group's Western Abandoned Mine Lands Program, ...

As we're showing you abandoned places to explore in the Susquehanna Valley, some of the sites are easier than others to spot – such as a silver mine in Lancaster County.

Data from a statewide mining report shows there are about 8,800 abandoned mines across Idaho. ... but we also have to recognize there's a dirtier side to that history," Johnson said.

The hills around Wharton and Burton alone are home to dozens. The now-defunct Meadow Mine and Mt. Pleasant Mine both sat directly beneath where the I-80 interchange now sits, and the Baker Mine ...

Abandoned mines across the Silver State With a nickname like the Silver State, it’s little wonder that Nevada’s mining lore dates back to even before the state joined the union in 1864. That ...

A little over a year ago, James over at Low-Buck Garage bought himself part of an abandoned silver mine out in the hinterlands of New Mexico to store his assorted projects, equipment, and antique ...

A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more--a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing ...

The abandoned Afterthought Mine in Shasta County was named an EPA Superfund cleanup ... When mine workers dug into the hills near the mine, ... 923,653 ounces of silver and 4,992 ounces of gold ...

In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines. Rare elements may help clean up abandoned ...

The abandoned Afterthought Mine in Shasta County was named an EPA Superfund cleanup ... When mine workers dug into the hills near the mine, ... 923,653 ounces of silver and 4,992 ounces of gold ...