Nevada’s Division of Minerals has released its 2024 Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Physical Hazard Report, showing both progress ...

It doesn’t take much for a century-old mine shaft to cave in around you. Or for the mercury, lead or arsenic leftovers to leech into the Silver State’s already strained groundwater supply. That’s why, ...

The ghosts of the Silver State’s mining roots aren’t just spooky — they’re a serious environmental hazard. About half a million abandoned mines lie untouched across America, polluting waterways and ...

A new report shows tens of thousands of abandoned mines dot the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. Experts say these sites pose pollution threats due to being in areas that are at high risk ...

These Five Former Boomtowns Invite You To Step Into the State’s Mining History On the northern edge of the Mojave Desert sits the remnants of a former boomtown. There, visitors are greeted by the ...

Nevada's mining booms have left the Silver State with a plentiful supply of ghost towns. Here's a list of towns within a ...

Most of the hundreds of thousands of hardrock mines that leak arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals into our waterways are located in the Western United States. It’s estimated, for example, that there ...

Nevada is home to over 600 ghost towns, many of which are the remnants of the gold rush era of the 1800s and 1900s. Some of ...