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A rail car sits at an abandoned mine Aug. 28, 2018, in Hiawatha, Utah. Many mines are like a time capsule, complete with rail cars and tools, and lined with intricately shaped stones. (Rick Bowmer/AP, File)

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EUREKA, Utah — Underneath the mountains and deserts of the U.S. West lie hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines, an underground world that can hold serious danger and unexpected wonder.

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press October 30, 2018