The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has produced a full-color map that shows the locations of abandoned mines (pdf). Ohio has thousands of historic abandoned mines, some dating to the 1800s ...

There could be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of old mines in the state that were abandoned in the 200 year history of mining in the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Another sinkhole appeared the following year on Ohio 155 near Miller High School as a result of an abandoned mine shaft. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources paid for those repairs.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in Cincinnati Wednesday to announce federal funds to help clean up some of the thousands of abandoned mines in Ohio.

Deputies discovered the car belongs to Chad Polen of 2923 Colony Wood Circle. Canton, Ohio. The release says he was reported missing to the Perry Township Police Department, Stark County, Ohio.

In others, abandoned coal mines that fill with rainwater continuously leach water into nearby watersheds. Consider Sunday Creek, a tributary of the Hocking River that starts in Perry County.

Two Ohio University professors have teamed up with non-profit Rural Action to create True Pigments, a social enterprise turning mine pollution into paints.

The coal industry has been declining for decades, leaving a disrupted, and often dangerous, landscape in its wake. Now, a federal program seeks to revitalize abandoned mine land.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is investing more than $7 million in three former mine locations in Coshocton, Perry and Athens counties to revitalize and make safer through ...

The search for missing Stark County resident Chad Polen continues after his car was found abandoned in West Virginia.

He said the bill provides $21 billion to address legacy pollution, including funding to clean up brownfield and superfund sites, reclaim abandoned mine lands, and plug orphan oil and gas wells.

Two Ohio University professors have teamed up with non-profit Rural Action to create True Pigments, a social enterprise turning mine pollution into paints.