The recent sinkholes on I-80 were caused by long-abandoned mines. See the map showing hundreds of closed New Jersey mines.

In 1980, Texaco's accidental drill hit an underground salt mine, creating a vortex that swallowed the entire lake! Hegseth reins in demands on Ukraine amid allies’ outcries Chiefs give Travis ...

A sinkhole is an obvious threat both to people and the ecosystem. And lithium mining in the desert region's salt flats demands a large amount of water, which residents can't afford to spare.

A motorcyclist died after he fell into a sinkhole in the South Korean capital, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest such fatal incident.

Authorities with the state have attributed all three sinkholes to collapsing mineshafts underneath the roadway. Roughly 588 ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

A sinkhole closed Route 80 east in Wharton Feb ... still assess underground voids linked to centuries-old mineral mines. The New Jersey Department of Transportation said crews have identified ...

Yet another sinkhole has opened on I-80 in Morris County ... The soil instability near the interchange with Route 15 is blamed on abandoned mines beneath the highway that are slowly collapsing.

Search and rescue personnel gained access to a mine believed to have caused the sinkhole Tuesday evening. Pennsylvania State Police spokesman Steve Limani said the search and rescue teams are ...

1896: The Mount Pleasant Mine closes. At the time, it was 3,500 feet long and 1,400 feet deep. Construction workers work on sinkhole repairs on Route 80 in Wharton on Thursday, March 20 ...