Mining community
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in Slovakia. Now a village with 1300 inhabitants1 but in 14th-19th centuries an important mining town with more than 4000. Several houses still have an urban character. , Yukon, Canada, in 1957. A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
in Slovakia. Now a village with 1300 inhabitants but in 14th-19th centuries an important mining town with more than 4000. Several houses still have an urban character.]] , Yukon, Canada, in 1957.]] A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
Historical mining communities
Finland
Pargas
Alaska
Juneau Skagway
Arizona
Bisbee Cerro Colorado Christmas Contention City Jerome Klondyke Ruby Tombstone Tumacacori
California
Calico, San Bernardino Co. Columbia
Colorado
Central City Cripple Creek Denver Idaho Springs Leadville Tercio Victor
Idaho
Custer Idaho City
Iowa
Buxton Centerville Coalville Confidence Lucas Everist Muchakinock Mystic Numa Seymour What Cheer
Michigan
Bessemer Calumet Houghton Ironwood Ishpeming Negaunee Wakefield White Pine
Minnesota
Aurora Babbitt Biwabik Bovey Buhl Calumet Chisholm Coleraine Crosby Cuyuna Ely Eveleth Gilbert Hibbing Hoyt Lakes Ironton Keewatin Kinney Marble McKinley Mountain Iron Nashwauk Riverton Soudan Taconite Trommald Virginia
Montana
Bannack (ghost town) Butte Colstrip Virginia City
Nevada
Austin Eureka Goldfield Jarbidge Pioche Tonopah Virginia City
New Mexico
Pinos Altos Silver City
South Dakota
Deadwood
Utah
Dragon Eureka Frisco Park City Silver Reef Spring Canyon
Wisconsin
Hurley
See also
Boomtown Coal town Man camp temporary housing for resource extraction Mission (station) Pit village
References
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