mining towns
type: Concept
definition: Mining towns have existed since antiquity. In the United States, their heyday lasted from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, but they continue to thrive in places as diverse as Canada, Russia, Chile, and South Africa. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Mining Towns]
broader: instrumental communities

instrumental communities
type: Concept
narrower: mining towns

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: mining towns