Mining community
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A mining 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]
- Ballarat, Victoria
- Bendigo, Victoria
- Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- Menzies, Western Australia
Austria-Hungary[edit]
Austrian Lands
- Idrija, today in Slovenia
- Eisenerz in Styria
- Hall in Tirol in Tyrol
- Schwaz in Tyrol
Lower Hungarian mining towns
- Kremnitz, today Kremnica in Slovakia
- Schemnitz, today Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia
- Neusohl, today Banská Bystrica in Slovakia
- Königsberg, today Nová Baňa in Slovakia
- Libethen, today Ľubietová in Slovakia
- Pukkanz, today Pukanec in Slovakia
- Dilln, today Banská Belá in Slovakia
Upper Hungarian mining towns
- Göllnitz, today Gelnica in Slovakia
- Rosenau, today Rožňava in Slovakia
- Zipser Neudorf, today Spišská Nová Ves in Slovakia
- Schmöllnitz, today Smolník in Slovakia
- Jossau, today Jasov in Slovakia
- Ruda, today Rudabánya in Hungary
- Telken, today Telkibánya in Hungary
Other Hungarian mining towns
- Deutsch Liptsch, today Partizánska Ľupča in Slovakia
Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
Canada[edit]
- Cobalt, Ontario
- Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
- Dawson City, Yukon
- Lynn Lake, Manitoba
- Red Lake, Ontario
- Thompson, Manitoba
- Timmins, Ontario
- Flin Flon, Manitoba
Czechia[edit]
(Listed under names given when founded or working as a mining town)
- Abertham, today Abertamy
- Adamstadt, today Adamov
- Adamsfreiheit, today Hůrky
- Bärringen, today Pernink
- Bergreichenstein, today Kašperské Hory
- Bergstadt, today Horní Město
- Bleistadt, today Oloví
- Böhmisch Wiesenthal, today Loučná pod Klínovcem
- Eule, today Jílové u Prahy
- St. Georgenthal, today Jiretin pod Jedlovou
- Goldeck (Mährisch Altstadt), today Staré Město pod Sněžníkem
- Goldenstein, today Branná
- Gossengrün, today Krajková
- Gottesgab, today Boží Dar
- Graupen, today Krupka
- Hartmanitz, today Hartmanice
- Iglau, today Jihlava
- St. Joachimsthal, today Jáchymov
- Johannesthal, today Janov
- St. Katharinaberg, today Hora Svaté Kateriny
- Klostergrab, today Hrob
- Kupferberg, today Měděnec
- Kuttenberg, today Kutná Hora
- Lauterbach (Kaiserwald) (town no longer exists)
- Mies, today Stříbro
- Neustadt a. d. Tafelfichte, today Nové Město pod Smrkem
- Plan, today Planá
- Platz, today Místo
- Platten, today Horní Blatná
- Preßnitz (town no longer exists)
- Rudolfstadt, today Rudolfov
- Schlaggenwald, today Horní Slavkov
- Sebastiansberg, today Hora Svatého Šebestiána
- Sonnenberg, today Výsluní
- Unterreichenstein, today Rejštejn
- Wodnian, today Vodňany
- Zuckmantel, today Zlaté Hory
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]
- Altenberg
- Annaberg
- Buchholz
- Berggießhübel
- Bleiberg (near Frankenberg/Sa.) (town no longer exists)
- Brand
- Ehrenfriedersdorf
- Eibenstock
- Elterlein
- Ernstthal
- Freiberg
- Geyer
- Glashütte (Saxony)
- Hohenstein
- Johanngeorgenstadt
- Lengefeld
- Lößnitz
- Marienberg, Saxony
- Neustädtel
- Oberwiesenthal
- Oederan
- Scheibenberg
- Schneeberg
- Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
- Thum
- Voigtsberg
- Wolkenstein
- Zschopau
- Zwönitz
Saxony-Anhalt[edit]
Thuringia[edit]
Hong Kong[edit]
Indonesia[edit]
Nigeria[edit]
Norway[edit]
Poland[edit]
- Georgenberg (now Miasteczko Śląskie)
- Goldberg, (now Złotoryja)
- Groß Salze, (now Wieliczka)
- Nikolstadt, (now Mikołajowice)
- Salzberg, (now Bochnia)
- Wilhelmstal, (now Bolesławów)
Slovenia[edit]
South Korea[edit]
United States[edit]
Alaska[edit]
Arizona[edit]
California[edit]
Colorado[edit]
Idaho[edit]
Iowa[edit]
Michigan[edit]
Minnesota[edit]
- Aurora
- Babbitt
- Biwabik
- Bovey
- Buhl
- Calumet
- Chisholm
- Coleraine
- Crosby
- Cuyuna
- Ely
- Eveleth
- Gilbert
- Hibbing
- Hoyt Lakes
- Ironton
- Keewatin
- Kinney
- Marble
- McKinley
- Mountain Iron
- Nashwauk
- Riverton
- Soudan
- Taconite
- Trommald
- Virginia
Montana[edit]
- Bannack (ghost town)
- Butte
- Colstrip
- Virginia City
Nevada[edit]
New Mexico[edit]
South Dakota[edit]
Utah[edit]
Wisconsin[edit]
See also[edit]
- Boomtown
- Coal town
- Man camp – temporary housing for resource extraction
- Mission (station)
- Pit village
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- Sherman, James E; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). Ghost Towns of Arizona. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-0843-6. Book features pg. 147 about what is necessary for a settlement to have in order to be considered a "mining town".