New Jersey has nearly 600 abandoned mines, according to state officials. (See an interactive map of abandoned mine ... The mayor of Mine Hill, a Morris County borough whose name stems from two ...

Mine Hill, incorporated as a township in 1923, took its name from the various mines that had operated in the community since the early-18th century. If you would like to share a photo that ...

Story continues below map of abandoned mines in New Jersey ... Ramapough Lenape Nation call home. Sterling Hill mine glows in the dark Perhaps New Jersey's most famous mine is nonetheless the ...

Beyond the questionable accuracy of even modern maps, none are thought to include all the shaft openings, test pits, entrances and even entire mines that were constructed in New Jersey.