Hidden beneath Georgia’s landscape, an old gold mine tunnel offers a glimpse into a forgotten chapter of mining history. The tunnel still shows signs of excavation, decay, and the risks miners once ...
Before Oregon was known for timber, it was known for gold. That’s the underlying message of the new book “Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era.” Its author, ...
Deep underground in Georgia lies an abandoned gold mine dating back to the 1800s. Once part of the state’s gold rush, the ...
Nestled up against the Canadian border, this county in Washington is home to a bunch of abandoned mining towns that are equal parts historic and haunting.
The House passed a bill to repurpose $500 million meant for cleaning up coal country’s environmental and safety hazards.
BAKER CITY — Mike Werner is excited about seeing what has been hidden, far beneath the ground in the mountains north of Sumpter, for a century or more. About one thing in particular — gold. Werner, a ...
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