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Deaths in Abandoned Mines and Quarries
May 21, 2012 | Geology.com

Abandoned mines and quarries are dangerous places! Every year about 20 to 30 people die in accidents that occur in abandoned mines across the United States. The victims range in age from preschool children to an 85 year-old mining veteran.


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