Man rescued from Nevada mine shaft while looking for his lost dog; firefighters conducted a complex operation to save him.

NEVADA COUNTY, Calif — A man is on the road to recovery after falling into an abandoned mine shaft in Nevada County. Late ...

Late on December 5, Peardale-Chicago Park and Ophir Hill Fire departments were dispatched for an individual who had fallen ...

The man was looking for his lost dog late Friday when he fell 30 feet down an abandoned mine shaft, said Nevada County fire officials ...

The ghosts of the Silver State’s mining roots aren’t just spooky — they’re a serious environmental hazard. About half a million abandoned mines lie untouched across America, polluting waterways and ...

It doesn’t take much for a century-old mine shaft to cave in around you. Or for the mercury, lead or arsenic leftovers to leech into the Silver State’s already strained groundwater supply. That’s why, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in ...

Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands. Abandoned mines are not history ...

These five former boomtowns invite you to step into the state’s mining history On the northern edge of the Mojave Desert sits the remnants of a former boomtown. There, visitors are greeted by the ...

Many of these once-thriving communities were deserted due to economic collapse, natural calamity, or shifts in industry.