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1 Historical mining communities  



1.1  Australia  





1.2  Austria-Hungary  





1.3  Bosnia and Herzegovina  





1.4  Canada  





1.5  Czechia  





1.6  Finland  





1.7  Germany  



1.7.1  Baden-Württemberg  





1.7.2  Bavaria  





1.7.3  Lower Saxony  





1.7.4  North Rhine-Westphalia  





1.7.5  Saxony  





1.7.6  Saxony-Anhalt  





1.7.7  Thuringia  







1.8  Hong Kong  





1.9  Indonesia  





1.10  Nigeria  





1.11  Norway  





1.12  Poland  





1.13  Slovenia  





1.14  South Korea  





1.15  United States  



1.15.1  Alaska  





1.15.2  Arizona  





1.15.3  California  





1.15.4  Colorado  





1.15.5  Idaho  





1.15.6  Iowa  





1.15.7  Michigan  





1.15.8  Minnesota  





1.15.9  Montana  





1.15.10  Nevada  





1.15.11  New Mexico  





1.15.12  South Dakota  





1.15.13  Utah  





1.15.14  Wisconsin  









2 See also  





3 References  





4 Citations  














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(Redirected from Mining town)

Partizánska ĽupčainSlovakia. Now a village with 1300 inhabitants but in 14th-19th centuries an important mining town with more than 4000. Several houses still have an urban character.
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, in 1957.

Amining 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.

Historical mining communities[edit]

Australia[edit]

Austria-Hungary[edit]

Austrian Lands

Lower Hungarian mining towns

Upper Hungarian mining towns

Other Hungarian mining towns

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Canada[edit]

Czechia[edit]

(Listed under names given when founded or working as a mining town)

Finland[edit]

Germany[edit]

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[edit]

Bavaria[edit]

Lower Saxony[edit]

North Rhine-Westphalia[edit]

Saxony[edit]

Saxony-Anhalt[edit]

Thuringia[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

Nigeria[edit]

Norway[edit]

Poland[edit]

Slovenia[edit]

South Korea[edit]

United States[edit]

Alaska[edit]

Arizona[edit]

California[edit]

Colorado[edit]

Idaho[edit]

Iowa[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Minnesota[edit]

Montana[edit]

Nevada[edit]

New Mexico[edit]

South Dakota[edit]

Utah[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]


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