The entrance is very unstable, with parts falling to the ground. As you enter, the walls have been crudely chipped away to make the path to the old mine. There is trash from the previous miners scattered on the dirt ground. Rocks are all around the area, where one would stumble as they go inside. It used to be a very productive gold mine, now falling to bits. There are broken lanterns, with shattered glass.
Gold Mine, Abandoned
miner
thief
I live alone in a tent in the woods. I steal food from the townspeople and coal from the blacksmith. The village police can not find me to put me in jail.
I'm the ah, er . . .gold inspector.  Yes that's it, very importance business from the King you see.  I am here to inspect all of your gold, that right, yessiree! Show me your papers. Ummm . . . as you can see, I bear the seal of the King, this here, ah . . .potato.  It is the King's favourite food, and only his most trusted servants are allowed to carry it throughout the Kingdom. Uhhh...Uhhh....well I have this piece of coal that the king let's me hold, and only his representatives can have it.  Your story isn't holding up, buddy.  I ate a potato for lunch without any sort of permission. You would dishonour the King's potato?  How very dare you sir!  The King shall hear of this!  I demand to see your supervisor at once - I doubt he will believe your outlandish tale of feigning ignorance about the King's Potato holders, we are Known as the Knights of the Hot Potato. Is this a joke.  If you had any authority to search this mine you would know that I am the owner.  I daily report to the king personally.  What say you now charlatan? I think it is you who is the charlatan - all this time I've been here in this supposed "Gold Mine" I've not seen one speck of gold.  Look at this rock - you see that?  It's sandstone!  This mine is not geologically consistent to be a gold mine!  A coal mine perhaps, but unless you can show me some gold I have no choice but to report you as a fraud! Report away.  I happen to know where I have seen your face now.  If you report me you will find yourself in the dungeon, Charles Sanderling, wanted thief.  Do you think you can pull off a con like this? Charles Sanderling?  The incredibly handsome, dashing, skilled thief of ill repute?  Why his impersonations are legendary!  You do flatter me sir, but if I had been he you would have fallen certainly, and without a doubt deeply, for my impenetrable ruse. Why are you here, then?  Answer true or I will gut you with this broken lantern. Not if I gut ye first! See what I just did to that peasant?  I will do that to you if you don't leave now!