Mining

When is an earthquake not really an earthquake? When it's a recent one that hit the Kansas City, Missouri area that was felt by hundreds, but wasn't an earthquake at all.

If you drive through a certain part of southern Missouri, you'll pass by a Missouri town, but you won't find any people there. It even has a zip code for some reason, but also one big problem. There are no people there.

There are very few places in America where you can dive underwater in an old lead mine, but that's exactly what you can do in Missouri. Some divers have shared video of what lurks underneath those waters.

I really should have paid more attention in geology class. Wait. I mean I should have taken a geology class. The reason I say that is someone found a gorgeous purple sparkly rock in a Missouri mine and I'm still not exactly sure what it is.

More than 100 years ago, a man sold tons of copper, but would never divulge where his mine was located. Based on where we tried to lay his claim, we know it's somewhere in the Missouri Ozarks, but it's never been found.

Most of the abandoned Missouri locations I've shared are not places you should ever try to go to. However, this more than 150-year-old abandoned Missouri mine is one you can and should visit if mining history is something you're interested in.

The first time I saw this I didn't think it could be real, but it is. It's a crystal that looks like a dragon's scale that was found in a mine in Missouri.