See where N.J.’s 588 abandoned mines are located after another collapse under I-80
The recent sinkholes on I-80 were caused by long-abandoned mines. See the map showing hundreds of closed New Jersey mines.
Route 80 sinkholes put a spotlight on New Jersey's 588 abandoned mines
The Sterling Mine, the last operating mine in New Jersey, suspended large-scale commercial mining operations in 1986. Since ...
America’s Underground Lab overhauls its WWII era wooden mine shaft
Lead, SD, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in the Black Hills of South Dakota is America’s Underground Lab – with cutting-edge experiments in biology ...
Will I-80 ever be fixed? What we know after collapsed mines cause 3 sinkholes.
Authorities with the state have attributed all three sinkholes to collapsing mineshafts underneath the roadway. Roughly 588 ...
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Abandoned mines could find new use as gravity batteries
Just because a mine has been exhausted of its ore, that doesn't necessarily mean it has no value. A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing gravity ...
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Stilfontein mines sealed, but not everyone is happy with the decision
The Department of Mineral Resources is facing backlash from advocacy groups, including the South African Civic Organisation ...
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Hecla forges ahead with Lincoln County mine
That optimism met a roadblock when the state of Montana tried to label Hecla’s former CEO, Phillips S. Baker, a “bad actor” ...