Phase one cleaned up three of the six abandoned silver, gold and copper mines in the Cherry Creek Mining District: the Bunker, Golden Idol and Black Hawk mines. Phase two began Monday, a Forest ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection lists 588 abandoned mines in its database, covering coveted minerals from copper to zinc. Some of the mines are thought to date to the 1600s.

Exploring abandoned mines offers an unforgettable peek into the fascinating history of mining in the U.S. From narrow tunnels deep underground to stunning geological formations, these tours provide a ...

A sinkhole developed between two North Arlington houses in 2003, which was blamed on a shaft leading to a copper mine dating to around the Revolutionary War. While many abandoned mines in New ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. After the Cobre Panamá copper mine shut down in 2023, the mine’s infrastructure was left to waste away by the company in a biodiverse jungle ...

AT THIS MONROEVILLE APARTMENT COMPLEX, LEADING TO ANOTHER ABANDONED MINE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THE SINKHOLE WAS FILLED IN. STILL, ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED THERE ARE ...

A sinkhole developed between two North Arlington houses in 2003, which was blamed on a shaft leading to a copper mine dating to around the Revolutionary War. While many abandoned mines in New ...

“They [abandoned mines ... S.H. Gould established the mine in 1906 but declared bankruptcy by 1915. The 350 foot-deep-shaft reportedly produced 45,000 pounds of copper, valued at $9,000 or ...

A new law decades in the making could finally lead to the cleanup of some of the thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado that leak toxic metals and acid into the headwaters of the rivers that ...

Photo credit: Paul Biwer This isn’t your average tourist trap, folks. No, sir. This is the real deal – a genuine, bonafide, abandoned copper mine that’s been transformed into an underground adventure ...