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What is the name of a town that mines for gold and silver?
Some towns known for mining gold and silver include Virginia City in Nevada, Leadville in Colorado, and Fairbanks in Alaska.
Towns that grew up quickly near gold mines were known as what?
Towns that grew up quickly near gold mines were known as "boomtowns." These towns experienced rapid population growth and economic prosperity due to the discovery of gold, attracting people seeking their fortunes in mining. However, many boomtowns also faced challenges such as lawlessness, infrastructure issues, and environmental degradation.
Which country have shantytowns?
Haiti Africa India and other parts of Asia, to name a few. Probably South America, Mexico Most countries with poverty problems and/ or drug problems will have shanty towns.
What is the difference between new towns and satellite towns?
satellite towns are those towns already existing, that are developed to house the excess population of parent city. New towns are towns developed/planned on open/vacant land to decongest or to accommodate future/projected population.
What are cities towns and countries called?
cities towns and countries
How where mining towns different from Mormon towns?
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.
When mining was no longer profitable many mining towns became ghost towns or?
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.
What were three problems that occurred in mining towns?
1. Air pollution 2. noise pollution 3. soil pollution
After the rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to gold mining towns?
Large mining companies
After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who over mining operations?
Large mining companies
What happened to most mining towns?
Pursued other opportunities
When mining booms were followed by busts boom towns turned into what?
Ghost towns
Who lived in mining towns?
Chinese Immigrants
After the first rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operation?
Large mining companies
Who After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to the western gold- mining towns?
Large mining companies
