See where N.J.’s 588 abandoned mines are located after another collapse under I-80
The recent sinkholes on I-80 were caused by long-abandoned mines. See the map showing hundreds of closed New Jersey mines.
Route 80 sinkholes put a spotlight on New Jersey's 588 abandoned mines
The Sterling Mine, the last operating mine in New Jersey, suspended large-scale commercial mining operations in 1986. Since ...
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THE MINING ENGINEERS.; AN EXCURSION TO THE RINGWOOD MINES, N.J. AN EVENTFUL DAY.
The American Institute of Mining Engineers had an excursion yesterday, and certainly none but mining engineers would have braved the storm on such a day. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...
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Will I-80 ever be fixed? What we know after collapsed mines cause 3 sinkholes.
Roughly 588 abandoned mines lurk beneath the surface in nine northern New Jersey counties, including in Wharton. (Another nearby sinkhole opened up Friday on I-287 in Morris County, as well.) ...