Abandoned Mines

This largely abandoned village was home to a bustling mining community in the Soviet era.

Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

An abandoned industrial site turned into a picturesque swimming hole.

Abandoned mine site with interesting artifacts to explore, including a 4-stamp mill.

Weathered remnants of a coastal saltworks.

A glimpse of mining history just beyond the tree line.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

Large-scale operations in these mines ceased in the 1960s, leaving behind crumbling processing facilities and deserted living quarters.

This site contains preserved ruins and industrial remnants of Western Australia's mining heritage.

An isolated early 20th-century gold mine in the remote Pine Forest Range contains much preserved equipment.

A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.

Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc were once extracted at this abandoned mine near Lookout Mountain.

An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.

This decaying complex from the early 1900s was once the site of massive iron and fluorite mines.