Pursued other opportunities
Large mining companies bought out small miners.
Mining towns were different than Mormon towns mostly because mining towns were focused on getting rich and mining, and Mormon towns were focused on religion rather than money. Mining towns were more 'rough and tumble' or 'wild west' than Mormon towns, which were more peaceful and civilized and had a lot more women and children. However, in the west, some Mormon towns were also mining towns. Nevertheless, most Mormon towns were farming, ranching, or industrial communities.
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It is true that when mining was no longer profitable, and mines stopped producing, the mining towns became ghost towns. The reason was because the people that lived in the town had to leave the area looking for work.
Most of the old mining towns are considered to be ghost towns now. Many of the mines went out of business and without the work, people had to move away and leave the town empty.
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Ghost towns
Mining towns. As the price of ore fell, miners struggled to survive, thus mining towns became deserted as miners moved on.
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