Rustic Ridge #1 mine is owned by LCT Energy of Johnstown, Pa., which is working it to extract metallurgical coal, used in ...

Nestled in the embrace of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains lies a Victorian wonderland where cobblestone streets wind between colorful 19th-century facades and forested peaks rise dramatically on all ...

Nestled in the embrace of the Pocono Mountains, where Victorian mansions perch on hillsides and the Lehigh River carves through a dramatic gorge, lies a town so picturesque it earned the nickname “The ...

In the 1800s, gold, silver and copper booms lured miners and immigrants looking for a better life. Though the mines ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. – President Trump recently signed an executive order to try and reinvigorate coal mining in the U.S.. The Four Corners Region is home to the third-largest coal producer in the ...

The Coronado National Forest acquired the land by a land swap in 1989 with Anamax Mining Co. Today, the ghost town of Kentucky Camp remains part of the national forest, which has stabilized four ...

Mining ghost towns may stir the imagination with romantic images, but the reality is that many were also toxic. "Poisonous minerals are causing damage to cattle in the Boulder Valley and with ...

Like many copper mining towns in Arizona, Ray was booming in its heyday. Ray — about 90 miles north of Tucson and 80 miles east of Phoenix — was the largest town in Pinal County in 1914 ...