In mining, a “shaft” enters the earth at a vertical or steep angle. Access to a mine that enters roughly horizontally is an “adit.” Australia and New Zealand are not part of the same ...

NEW JERSEY — An unstable crater in the forest floor is just another reminder of the state's rich mining history and the many tunnels left behind and hiding just under the surface. Timothy Rack ...

The Ty Gwyn adit runs from the North Shore up towards Ty Gwyn Road and then up to Tyn y Fron shaft at Prospect Terrace. While the goal of Llandudno’s mine explorers is to break through to Tyn y ...