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An abandoned mine refers to a former mining or quarrying operation that is no longer in use and has no responsible entity to finance the cost of remediation and/or restoration of the mine feature or site. Such mines are typically left unattended and may pose safety hazards or cause environmental damage without proper maintenance.
Gilman is an abandoned mining town in southeastern Eagle County, Colorado, United States.The Gilman post office operated from November 3, 1886, until April 22, 1986. [3] The U.S. Post Office at Minturn (ZIP Code 81645) now serves Gilman postal addresses.
The Ivittuut mining operations were a major factor in the American occupation of Greenland during World War II. After World War II, the cryolite was mined by the Danish firm Kryolitselskabet Øresund, which helped fund the establishment of Grønlandsfly, today's Air Greenland. Cryolite was eventually synthesized, reducing the importance of the ...
Rawhide Mining Co. has destroyed any remains of the town. Now it is just an open pit mine. Devastating fire in 1908, $1 million in property damage and thousands left homeless. [3] Rhyolite: Nye: 1905 [11] 1916: Abandoned site: Post office closed 1913 Rio Tinto: Elko: 1932: 1948: A few houses and the school remain. Rioville: Junction City: Clark ...
UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- The abandoned mine where search and rescue efforts are underway to find a missing woman who fell through a sinkhole is becoming compromised and unsafe, Pennsylvania ...
Kay Moor, also known as Kaymoor, is the site of an abandoned coal mine, coal-processing plant, and coal town near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The town site is located in the New River Gorge at Kaymoor Bottom ( 38°03′00″N 81°03′17″W / 38.05000°N 81.05472°W / 38.05000; -81.05472 ( Kaymoor Bottom
Acid mine drainage at the Davis Mine. Davis, Massachusetts, is the abandoned location of the Davis Pyrite Mine, located in the town of Rowe, Massachusetts. Once the largest iron pyrite mine in Massachusetts, Davis grew to be a decent sized mining village at the beginnings of the Second Industrial Revolution (1870–1915). But in 1911, a non ...
4 Miles south of original town of Silverbell. Abandoned due to Asarco Silver Bell mine temporary closure in 1984. Mine was reopened in 1998 and is currently in operation Simmons: Wilson, Williamson's Valley Yavapai: 1871: 1934: Barren site: A stop on the Hardyville–Prescott Road, and a local post office. Socatoon Station: Pinal: 1858: 1870s ...