We thought we were exploring an abandoned mine not auditioning for a police report. One flashlight, a weird noise, and suddenly we’re explaining ourselves to law enforcement deep underground. Next ...

In central Nevada, the shadow of an eagle's wings soars above a strange monument outside an almost abandoned railroad town. Imlay may not be a name that many folks know, but Thunder Mountain is widely ...

Deep inside an abandoned mine in the Krusne hory (Ore Mountains) of northwest Czech Republic, Jakub Kristek's radiation meter crackles with urgency as he picks up a fist-sized rock. "Uranium ore," he ...

Bodie is the quintessential ghost town, frozen in time high in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Once a booming gold mining town ...

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123) visited the site of an ongoing abandoned mine land reclamation project near Branchdale on Friday. The project, spearheaded by ...

DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. — Little-understood groundwater flows and mining in this desert region don’t mix — a complexity some feel is lost on a federal administration focused on “energy dominance ...

Mr. Daley is a professional geologist with over 15 years of experience in mineral exploration, most recently as CEO of VR Resources, a precious and base metals exploration company focused on ...

Tucked away in Calaveras County, this enchanting gold rush settlement feels like a living postcard from California’s most romantic era, complete with historic storefronts, wooden boardwalks, and ...

Tucked away in Calaveras County, this Gold Rush gem offers those million-dollar views you’d expect from a California destination, but without the million-dollar price tag or the bumper-to-bumper ...

A long-lost iron mine. A once-grand dame showplace for major entertainers. A lost subway. The great, sometimes creepy, abandoned places in Upstate New York offer a unique vision into the backstory of ...

Hop in for a road trip like no other! On this One Trip Tank, we’re heading out from Las Vegas to explore the eastern side of Nevada’s famous Extraterrestrial Highway.

Two years ago Colombia pledged to stop exploring for new oil, gas and coal. On the world stage, this was a big deal. Here's ...