PLACER COUNTY — Two people suffered critical injuries in an explosion inside a Northern California mine shaft, officials said Friday. The Foresthill Fire Protection District said it happened ...

Officials said the 15-year-old boy was exploring a Gold Rush-era mine shaft that was around 30 feet back and six feet deep. He became stuck and after 15 minutes of trying to get him free, a friend ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A dog is safe after plunging nearly 100 feet down a mine shaft in a remote part of northwest Arizona, about 68 miles from the Las Vegas valley. Around 1:30 p.m. Monday, the ...

The mine was the site of the first documented discovery of gold in the United States. A farmer’s son found a 17-pound gold nugget in 1799, and in 1803, the farmer -- John Reed -- opened the mine.

Crews in San Bernardino County conducted a complex rescue after two rappellers became stranded down a steep mine shaft near Twentynine Palms last week, officials announced. The men became stranded ...