Carmel Mission, founded in 1771, stands as one of California’s most authentic and beautiful Spanish missions. The entire town ...

“It produced about 3,500 tons of gold, silver and copper,” Maldonado said. “These past mining operations left about 20,300 cubic yards of uncontained waste rock.

Although it was once a booming mining spot, this ghost town in Arizona is now a museum where visitors can learn more about ...

We found a hidden tunnel that led straight into an abandoned soapstone mine – and what we discovered inside was incredible.

Bain, Diane. Circular 103 A Review of Mercury Mining in the Phoenix Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, Phoenix, AZ. November, 2003.

Wikimedia Commons/Niceley Calico Ghost Town in California In 1881, four prospectors struck silver in the Mojave Desert hills ...

Shutterstock Animas Forks Ghost Town At 11,200 feet, Animas Forks became a bustling mining town by 1876 with silver fever ...