Mines

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

The aggressively banal name of this underground fortress of bureaucracy does little to evoke its truly surreal existence.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

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.