China has launched its first artificial intelligence-powered monitoring system for non-coal mines, marking a major step in ...

The deep mine shafts encased in granite are ideal for research into the secrets of the stars. As an artist in residence at SURF last year, Two Bulls felt a connection to its depths but a ...

Three sinkholes have appeared on the section of Route 80 that opened in 1960. Questions surround the contractor, but is there more to it?

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Just because a mine has been exhausted of its ore, that doesn't necessarily mean it has no value. A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing ...

in the past have said the area's deep underground mine tunnels and voids are generally safe, apart from shaft openings and entrances. Story continues below photo gallery. There have nonetheless ...