Several years ago, Jade Powell uttered the word “transition” to a county commissioner at a local government meeting in the heart of Utah’s coalfields. The commissioner jumped out of his chair, grabbed ...

Dashiell Hammett, a former Pinkerton strikebreaker-turned-writer, modeled the fictional town of Poisonville on Butte, calling it an “ugly city of forty thousand people set in an ugly notch between two ...

For a truly unique experience, hop aboard the Grand Canyon Railway. It’s a scenic ride to the canyon’s South Rim, complete ...

For those seeking a peaceful yet awe-inspiring experience, a drive through Kebler Pass is an absolute must when visiting ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...

With over 500 abandoned uranium mines — many say the total could be ... they have chosen to place the waste right in the heart of our town. Unfortunately, this aligns with the typical behavior ...

This week I head out to one of Alabama's Coal Mining towns that has been all but forgotten! While mudlarking we uncover Relics, Antique bottles and so much more! Each piece of history saved is ...

DENVER — 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 ...

I am forever intrigued by abandoned buildings in Wisconsin. Nothing is more fascinating than looking at abandoned places and imagining what life must have been like when they were in use. Whether it’s ...