Icicles merge with Stalactites, chambers are flooded, prop struts lie crushed like matchwood. Despite this, one brave photographer penetrated this disused Siberian mine to bring back these photos - including bats covered in condensation picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Bingham Canyon Mine is the biggest open pit mine in the world. It is situated west of Salt Lake City, Utah, southwest of West Jordan. This is the largest man made excavation on earth, the mine’s actual pit stretches 4 km (2.5 mi) in width and has a depth of 1.2 km (0.75 mi). picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Bush, for some reason, is determined to have Richard Stickler to head up the Mine Safety and Health Administration despite congress refusing to accept the nomination. He continues to pull one trick or another to get the man with a poor record of mine safety and leadership, but an excellent record of corporate interest in place. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Show will include a punk performance by Bruce the shark. No word yet of a seagull chorus singing "Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine..." picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Nowhere is Murray's companies' safety record more dismal than Galatia, the southern Illinois mine Murray bought in 1998, which has piled up 2,787 violations since June 2005. Of those, 660 violations were considered significant and substantial, meaning the hazard could "result in an injury or illness of a reasonably serious nature." picked by hisidea 2 years ago

These thirty-three core articles cover hundreds of abandoned buildings, vehicles, towns and cities from around the world - highly organized, summarized and collected for the very first time. Consider this the must-bookmark essential guide to the world of haunting abandoned places and daring urban exploration. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Both being creepy, and fascinating at the same time, a list of 20 abandoned places with pictures. picked by funkfrost 1 year ago

A large cache of stone tools estimated to be up to 35,000 years old has been discovered on the site of one of Australia's largest iron ore mines, sparking calls on Monday for the site's preservation. Archaeologists uncovered the tools on the site of the A$1 billion ($920 million) Hope Downs iron ore mine, about 310 kilometres (192 miles) south of Port Hedland, in western Australia's ore-rich Pilba... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Opacity documents the compelling beauty in the decay of the abandoned; frozen steps on the inevitable path towards entropy in urban environments.

What was once familiar rapidly becomes alien when left alone, as these galleries show. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

The global food and fuel crisis is resulting in more than just people going hungry. Rising grain and gas prices, as well as the closure of American slaughterhouses, have contributed to a virtual stampede of horses being abandoned — some starving — and turned loose into the deserts and plains of the West to die cruel and lonesome deaths. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Amazing abandoned cities from around the world with fantastic images, links and videos! picked by derami 2 years ago

The newborn, abandoned by her 14 year old mother, was kept warm by La China when she picked the baby up and brought him to her puppies during the cold night. picked by suebe 1 year ago

A man who was last seen alive on night out in Brighton last Saturday has been found crushed to death at a waste transfer site.

The body of Scott Williams was found among rubbish deposited by a dustcart at the Sussex Waste Recycling Ltd site in North Quay Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, after apparently falling asleep in a bin.

Picture source picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A 2,000-year-old mine has been discovered high in mountains in Peru. The find offers proof that an ancient people in the Andes mined hematite iron ore centuries before the Inca Empire, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Explore abandoned buildings from across the US.

This hotel in ohio was pretty cool.

This abandoned military base is one town over from me.

What's near you? picked by dOntEAtpOOp 2 years ago

New York
City is a fascinating place, and that includes its underground too. With one of the oldest subway systems in the world, it is the site of abandoned stations, levels and platforms galore. Here we are taking an underground tour around those located beneath popular stations travelled by millions each day… picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Three men were killed after plunging 500 feet down air shaft at Indiana coal mine. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Police said Nathan Bowman was trespassing on coal company property around 1 a.m. Friday when he slipped and fell into the Springdale Pit, an inactive mine about 700 feet deep, 3,000 feet long and 1,500 feet wide picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Click on the previous/next arrows for more great pics of other abandoned buildings. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

As of 3:30 pm PST, Russian officials say 78 bodies of miners have been recovered from the mine site explosion in Siberia, but fear casualities will increase. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago