October 30, 2018
Jeremy MacLee walks through a mine near Eureka, Utah, on Aug. 14, 2018. Underneath the mountains and deserts of the U.S. West lie hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines. Still, not everyone wants to see the mines closed. "Nobody has walked the path you're walking for 100 years," said MacLee, who uses old mining documents and high-tech safety equipment to find and explore forgotten holes, mostly in Utah. He also lends his expertise to searches for missing people. (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
