http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/magazine/last-ones-left-in-treece-kan-a-toxic-town.html?_r=1&hp
The town of Treece, Kansas, the last of the population has left the toxic mining town. The town and Picher, Oklahoma were discovered by accident when a truck for a mining company broke down and the miners drilled a hole to pass the time. They struck a rich vein of zinc and iron. When the mining started to slow down after the bulk of the ore had been mined, the town was deemed toxic and everyone started leaving. Craters started opening up in the towns since the ground was toxic and sinking in.
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