Mining

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

The grave of a man who spent 23 days trapped underground after a mine collapse.

A roadside replica of the largest single piece of gold ever found in Western Australia.

This small museum celebrates the history of an Australian town known as the "Gateway to the Goldfields."

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.

A monument commemorating the antimony mine that once operated in this Melbourne suburb.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

This former smelter is a crumbling ruin, with the exception of its towering smokestack.

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.