Concept information
Preferred term
mining towns
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]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/mining_towns
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