Stay Out Stay Alive

stay out stay alive is a public awareness campaign, created by a collection of mining experts and enthusiasts to provide the public with accurate information about abandoned mines, as well as lifesaving mine safety techniques. “stay out stay alive” was originally a slogan popularized by the bureau of land management’s long-running campaign, which relies heavily on scare tactics to keep people away from abandoned mine sites on federally controlled land. today, we are reclaiming the phrase, “stay out stay alive,” as we work to dispel the years of misinformation the original campaign has tried to instill in americans. stay out stay alive exists for those who do not want to see the government destroy historic mine sites. for as long as mining has existed, a dedicated subculture of adventurers has been slipping underground to see unearthly tunnels lined with sparkling crystals, century-old graffiti, and caverns that open in the earth like buried ballrooms. simply asking the public to stay