With their help, we tracked down some of the larger and lesser-known mines, uncovering traces of history hidden deep in the woods. It was an adventure into the remnants of North Georgia’s gold ...

But look more closely and it’s easy to see the marks of American westward expansion. Thousands of abandoned mines remain scattered across these vast landscapes, relics of the land and gold rushes of ...

Georgia plans to spend millions turning an abandoned Soviet-era spa town into a tourist attraction. But Tskaltubo's decaying sanatoriums are also home to refugees from a past civil war ...

The holes are abandoned gold mines by artisanal miners in the area as well as a private mining company. Walking along the narrow footpaths in the village elicits fear. Only the brave who have ...

A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing gravity batteries. Editor's note: Readers often ask us for follow-ups on memorable stories. What has ...