mining community

{{Short description|Community that houses miners}}

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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.

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Historical mining communities

= Australia =

= Austria-Hungary =

Austrian Lands

Lower Hungarian mining towns

Upper Hungarian mining towns

Other Hungarian mining towns

= Bosnia and Herzegovina =

= Canada =

= Czech Republic =

(German name in parentheses)

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=Finland=

= Germany =

In Germany, a Bergstadt refers to a settlement near mineral deposits vested with town privileges, Bergregal rights and tax exemption, in order to promote the economic development of the mining region.

== Baden-Württemberg ==

== Bavaria ==

== Lower Saxony ==

== North Rhine-Westphalia ==

== Saxony ==

== Saxony-Anhalt ==

== Thuringia ==

= Hong Kong =

= Indonesia =

= Nigeria =

= Norway =

= Poland =

= Slovenia =

= South Korea =

= United States =

==Alaska==

==Arizona==

==California==

==Colorado==

==Idaho==

==Iowa==

==Michigan==

==Minnesota==

==Montana==

==Nevada==

==New Mexico==

==South Dakota==

==Utah==

==Wisconsin==

See also

References

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Citations

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  • {{Cite book|title=Ghost Towns of Arizona|first=James E|last=Sherman|author2=Barbara H. Sherman|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|year=1969|isbn=0-8061-0843-6|ref=AZ}} Book features pg. 147 about what is necessary for a settlement to have in order to be considered a "mining town".

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Category:History of mining