HE SAYS MANY OLD MINES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HAVE LESS THAN 50FT OF GROUND COVER BETWEEN THE MINE AND THE SURFACE, MAKING THEM VULNERABLE TO COLLAPSE. I WOULD SAY THERE’S A LOT OF AREAS IN ...

But the old mines also left behind a legacy of trouble for today’s Westerners. Abandoned mines dot the Western landscape, polluting the region’s streams with acid mine drainage and connecting the ...

The most famous story is about the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, which has inspired many a ... Tortilla Flat is a historic Old West town whose population of six is dwarfed by the number of visitors ...

federal officials have only one-third of West Virginia's proposed cleanup costs on their $7 billion national list of high-priority work. The sites include old mines that leak acidic water into ...

Treadwell has sold mines to amateurs and professionals alike ... describes it as a “living ghost town.” A cluster of Old West-style wooden buildings line the quiet promenade, and a handful ...