New Jersey has nearly 600 abandoned mines ... safety and compliance manager for the Morris County Parks Commission. Abandoned mines on Morris County Parks land are surrounded by fencing and ...

Schofield mine in Jefferson, NJ on Thursday, January 9, 2025Get Photo Timothy Rack of the Morris County Park Commission at the Dodge abandoned mine in Jefferson, NJ on Thursday, January 9 ...

with New Jersey State Police working to reroute vehicles off the highway. Morris County is filled with over 100 abandoned underground mines, most located in the northwestern half of the county ...

New Jersey has nearly 600 abandoned mines, according to state officials. (See an interactive map of abandoned mine locations below.) “They’re everywhere,” said Timothy Rack, safety and compliance ...