102 Things to Do with a Hole in the Ground

From Scars to Stars: 102 Ingenious Ways to Reimagine Abandoned Mines

The story of the Eden Project is the story of a worked-out mine that was transformed into something incredible.

And it’s not the only one.

When mines and quarries close, they shouldn’t become scars on the landscape or sources of pollution or leave their working communities on the brink of collapse. With imagination and determination, they can offer something radically different — hope.

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