Mines

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

What was once the largest mine in North America has left behind a hollow hill filled with bright blue waters.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

In this mine all the gold you can carry may not be as sweet of a deal as it sounds.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

This demolished goliath of American industry once loomed over the depressed town it once made thrive.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.