Since 1962, a fire has burned beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-bustling mining town that is now home to only a handful ...

Explore Virginia’s forgotten ghost towns where echoes of history linger in ruins, trails, and silent riverbanks.

Lawmakers have called for urgent action to reopen abandoned mining sites across the country, warning that delays in reallocating suspended licenses are fueling illegal mining, job losses, and ...

November in Arizona feels like a secret season: quiet, radiant, and wide open. The air turns gentle, the sun lingers low, and the colors sharpen until even the rocks seem to breathe. You start to ...

Officials are trying to deal with an influx of out-of-state investors and reverse decades-long population declines.

A labour uproar is unfolding at the Chinese-run mining company China Union, as workers laid off as far back as 2014 during the Ebola outbreak are pushing for overdue salaries and benefits.

Nestled in the Mule Mountains of southeastern Arizona, Bisbee is what happens when a copper mining boomtown refuses to become a ghost town and instead transforms into an artistic haven that feels like ...

Nevada City’s downtown district is a National Historic Landmark, and for good reason – it’s one of the best-preserved Gold Rush towns in California, with architecture that makes history buffs weak in ...

A gold mine in Mexico’s Sonoran desert was taken over by the sons of drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. Mexican officials ...

Pennsylvania real estate might seem stable, but some homes are sitting on shaky ground. Economic shifts, aging infrastructure ...