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<h2 id="historical-mining-communities">Historical mining communities</h2> <h3>Australia</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ballarat/8FFdS0Cz">Ballarat</a>, <a href="/facts/Victoria_(Australia)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bendigo/webb6f9e">Bendigo</a>, Victoria</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kalgoorlie/U1wXCWoK">Kalgoorlie</a>, Western Australia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Menzies,_Western_Australia/CxBj7Arv">Menzies, Western Australia</a></li></ul> <h3>Austria-Hungary</h3> <p>Austrian Lands </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Idrija/Ml2xt91M">Idrija</a>, today in Slovenia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Eisenerz_(Styria)/IR7Fse5H">Eisenerz</a> in Styria</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hall_in_Tirol/YDkmLa0F">Hall in Tirol</a> in Tyrol</li> <li><a href="/facts/Schwaz/4Aftn4EM">Schwaz</a> in Tyrol</li></ul> <p>Lower Hungarian mining towns </p> <ul><li>Kremnitz, today <a href="/facts/Kremnica/tl66R7X5">Kremnica</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Schemnitz, today <a href="/facts/Bansk%C3%A1_%C5%A0tiavnica/RDeseVpn">Banská Štiavnica</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Neusohl, today <a href="/facts/Bansk%C3%A1_Bystrica/BKddrx1B">Banská Bystrica</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Königsberg, today <a href="/facts/Nov%C3%A1_Ba%C5%88a/I1wLMYCt">Nová Baňa</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Libethen, today <a href="/facts/%C4%BDubietov%C3%A1/P5njna2F">Ľubietová</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Pukkanz, today <a href="/facts/Pukanec/2GeE2cgb">Pukanec</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Dilln, today <a href="/facts/Bansk%C3%A1_Bel%C3%A1/JnNS3wUP">Banská Belá</a> in Slovakia</li></ul> <p>Upper Hungarian mining towns </p> <ul><li>Göllnitz, today <a href="/facts/Gelnica/25QNAYIT">Gelnica</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Rosenau, today <a href="/facts/Ro%C5%BE%C5%88ava/9FKYLvxH">Rožňava</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Zipser Neudorf, today <a href="/facts/Spi%C5%A1sk%C3%A1_Nov%C3%A1_Ves/yVEJFabS">Spišská Nová Ves</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Schmöllnitz, today <a href="/facts/Smoln%C3%ADk,_Gelnica_District/qzyzDxTv">Smolník</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Jossau, today <a href="/facts/Jasov/NqtocgEw">Jasov</a> in Slovakia</li> <li>Ruda, today <a href="/facts/Rudab%C3%A1nya/PMTd1fo1">Rudabánya</a> in Hungary</li> <li>Telken, today <a href="/facts/Telkib%C3%A1nya/IscF37nX">Telkibánya</a> in Hungary</li></ul> <p>Other Hungarian mining towns </p> <ul><li>Deutsch Liptsch, today <a href="/facts/Partiz%C3%A1nska_%C4%BDup%C4%8Da/fLzSHzm4">Partizánska Ľupča</a> in Slovakia</li></ul> <h3>Bosnia and Herzegovina</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Banovi%C4%87i/QWSdWxmV">Banovići</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kakanj/k8YKb6AJ">Kakanj</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tuzla/crX3bbY4">Tuzla</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zenica/0QHSRMR4">Zenica</a></li></ul> <h3>Canada</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Cobalt,_Ontario/J8MSF5oV">Cobalt, Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Glace_Bay,_Nova_Scotia/BRQmUNhl">Glace Bay, Nova Scotia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dawson_City/cG1vngXo">Dawson City</a>, <a href="/facts/Yukon/JAGCCGCW">Yukon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lynn_Lake,_Manitoba/yotU7xBf">Lynn Lake, Manitoba</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Red_Lake,_Ontario/fhTskz24">Red Lake, Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thompson,_Manitoba/MhmHP0KM">Thompson, Manitoba</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timmins,_Ontario/oSht80g5">Timmins, Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Flin_Flon,_Manitoba/RXVs3wVK">Flin Flon, Manitoba</a></li></ul> <h3>Czech Republic</h3> <p>(German name in parentheses) </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Abertamy/JTIbJBxD">Abertamy</a> (Abertham)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adamov_(%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_Bud%C4%9Bjovice_District)/bYL0Y3nj">Adamov</a> (Adamstadt)</li> <li><a href="/facts/And%C4%9Blsk%C3%A1_Hora_(Brunt%C3%A1l_District)/s2sqfUI6">Andělská Hora</a> (Engelsberg)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bo%C5%BE%C3%AD_Dar/VKMC5xVH">Boží Dar</a> (Gottesgab)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Brann%C3%A1/dQEjFDVN">Branná</a> (Goldenstein)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hartmanice_(Klatovy_District)/kVss5PMW">Hartmanice</a> (Hartmanitz)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hora_Svat%C3%A9_Kate%C5%99iny/yw1BwBaq">Hora Svaté Kateřiny</a> (Sankt Katharinaberg)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hora_Svat%C3%A9ho_%C5%A0ebesti%C3%A1na/5uJX7sbe">Hora Svatého Šebestiána</a> (Sebastiansberg)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Horn%C3%AD_Blatn%C3%A1/MplaYKtx">Horní Blatná</a> (Platten)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Horn%C3%AD_M%C4%9Bsto/HX06HoFQ">Horní Město</a> (Bergstadt)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Horn%C3%AD_Slavkov/j30KnWjF">Horní Slavkov</a> (Schlaggenwald)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hrob/VcKryKXY">Hrob</a> (Klostergrab)</li> <li>Hůrky (Adamsfreiheit), today part of <a href="/facts/Nov%C3%A1_Byst%C5%99ice/IjUmpXYS">Nová Bystřice</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/J%C3%A1chymov/G2a4pC7j">Jáchymov</a> (Sankt Joachimsthal, Joachimsthal)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Janov_(Brunt%C3%A1l_District)/lJU5Al4v">Janov</a> (Johannesthal)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jihlava/76jLwXUP">Jihlava</a> (Iglau)</li> <li><a href="/facts/J%C3%ADlov%C3%A9_u_Prahy/9MJzIfnG">Jílové u Prahy</a> (Eule)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ji%C5%99et%C3%ADn_pod_Jedlovou/08sM0oqD">Jiřetín pod Jedlovou</a> (Sankt Georgenthal)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ka%C5%A1persk%C3%A9_Hory/3VUBDAto">Kašperské Hory</a> (Bergreichenstein)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Krajkov%C3%A1/jacDA5YM">Krajková</a> (Gossengrün)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kr%C3%A1sno_(Sokolov_District)/u8lIXFL6">Krásno</a> (Schönfeld)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Krupka/wUCbI18d">Krupka</a> (Graupen)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kutn%C3%A1_Hora/EUcpXBPK">Kutná Hora</a> (Kuttenberg)</li> <li>Litrbachy (Lauterbach) – in the area of <a href="/facts/Rovn%C3%A1_(Sokolov_District)/Vyl6bGp2">Rovná</a>, no longer exists</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lou%C4%8Dn%C3%A1_pod_Kl%C3%ADnovcem/wddX5Yop">Loučná pod Klínovcem</a> (Böhmisch Wiesenthal)</li> <li><a href="/facts/M%C4%9Bd%C4%9Bnec/gYsTCbVW">Měděnec</a> (Kupferberg)</li> <li><a href="/facts/M%C3%ADsto/GwhYKWb0">Místo</a> (Platz)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nov%C3%A9_M%C4%9Bsto_pod_Smrkem/4u4Jl7ak">Nové Město pod Smrkem</a> (Neustadt an der Tafelfichte)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Olov%C3%AD/Jnd2nboh">Oloví</a> (Bleistadt)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pernink/SNdlF4qr">Pernink</a> (Bärringen)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Plan%C3%A1_(Tachov_District)/ofJ5gk8J">Planá</a> (Plan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/P%C5%99ebuz/o12sNsI6">Přebuz</a> (Frühbuß)</li> <li><a href="/facts/P%C5%99%C3%ADse%C4%8Dnice/lwmtyvS4">Přísečnice</a> (Preßnitz) – in the area of <a href="/facts/Kry%C5%A1tofovy_Hamry/lQ8gz38M">Kryštofovy Hamry</a>, no longer exists</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rej%C5%A1tejn/T1oI4VyH">Rejštejn</a> (Unterreichenstein)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rudolfov/ykGwUl96">Rudolfov</a> (Rudolfstadt)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Star%C3%A9_M%C4%9Bsto_(%C5%A0umperk_District)/8m5upw91">Staré Město</a> (Goldeck, Altstadt)</li> <li>Stříbrné Hory (Silberberg), today part of <a href="/facts/Nal%C5%BEovsk%C3%A9_Hory/ejw91ncx">Nalžovské Hory</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/St%C5%99%C3%ADbro/L8Kujqr8">Stříbro</a> (Mies)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vod%C5%88any/2K0kyc35">Vodňany</a> (Wodnian)</li> <li><a href="/facts/V%C3%BDslun%C3%AD/KuJCvB9V">Výsluní</a> (Sonnenberg)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zlat%C3%A9_Hory/DxM4dxNa">Zlaté Hory</a> (Zuckmantel)</li></ul> <h3>Finland</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Pargas/kM7VLh24">Pargas</a></li></ul> <h3>Germany</h3> <p>In Germany, a <i>Bergstadt</i> refers to a settlement near <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">mineral</a> deposits vested with <a href="/facts/German_town_law/7fX0Hul5">town privileges</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Bergregal/o8XSubkP">Bergregal</a></i> rights and tax exemption, in order to promote the economic development of the mining region. </p> <h4>Baden-Württemberg</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Freudenstadt/tmWXMNjy">Freudenstadt</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Prinzbach_(Biberach)/8l5sLJcB">Prinzbach</a></li></ul> <h4>Bavaria</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Auerbach_in_der_Oberpfalz/YYjtIbDp">Auerbach in der Oberpfalz</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pegnitz_(town)/PcxLXUhr">Pegnitz (town)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bodenmais/1L2Qgy1s">Bodenmais</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lam,_Bavaria/nsmRIVjY">Lam</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fichtelberg_(Upper_Franconia)/DQgnE1qq">Fichtelberg (Upper Franconia)</a></li></ul> <h4>Lower Saxony</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Altenau/Ik7l0KcG">Altenau</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bad_Grund_(Harz)/CFlVtAYX">Bad Grund</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Clausthal/e2YzyYKb">Clausthal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zellerfeld/e2YzyYKb">Zellerfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lautenthal/IdL68d5G">Lautenthal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Obernkirchen/JQ68CK9u">Obernkirchen</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sankt_Andreasberg/8FzJdmnG">Sankt Andreasberg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wildemann/d55sbeFd">Wildemann</a></li></ul> <h4>North Rhine-Westphalia</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/L%C3%BCdenscheid/v3l4vpGH">Lüdenscheid</a></li></ul> <h4>Saxony</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Altenberg_(Ore_Mountains)/FvQIoWGY">Altenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Annaberg-Buchholz/DQjjHlb6">Annaberg</a></li> <li>Buchholz</li> <li><a href="/facts/Berggie%C3%9Fh%C3%BCbel/ceXAdkNU">Berggießhübel</a></li> <li>Bleiberg (near <a href="/facts/Frankenberg/Sa./FVg345s8">Frankenberg/Sa.</a>) <i>(town no longer exists)</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brand-Erbisdorf/5zp8H7P6">Brand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ehrenfriedersdorf/9tN5rsHz">Ehrenfriedersdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eibenstock/RIXQ8EI0">Eibenstock</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Elterlein/NLIkI6Hz">Elterlein</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hohenstein-Ernstthal/qTmKprCu">Ernstthal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Freiberg,_Saxony/6SKkRSrN">Freiberg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Geyer/MnQR1Gtu">Geyer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Glash%C3%BCtte_(Saxony)/XHWhs3QG">Glashütte (Saxony)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hohenstein-Ernstthal/qTmKprCu">Hohenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Johanngeorgenstadt/blB13Ipu">Johanngeorgenstadt</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lengefeld/wWmLTrgK">Lengefeld</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/L%C3%B6%C3%9Fnitz_(Ore_Mountains)/ptpSq1T1">Lößnitz</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marienberg,_Saxony/rQt71lzE">Marienberg, Saxony</a></li> <li>Neustädtel</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oberwiesenthal/C6L0mMdF">Oberwiesenthal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oederan/kpeMjwN1">Oederan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scheibenberg/4b8BuUu3">Scheibenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Schneeberg_(Ore_Mountains)/JbsU9vJU">Schneeberg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb./TAJqkVHc">Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thum/acY1fy8B">Thum</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oelsnitz_(Vogtland)/D9VnSL8X">Voigtsberg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wolkenstein_(Ore_Mountains)/cuVF9Jr2">Wolkenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zschopau/jKvakxKR">Zschopau</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zw%C3%B6nitz/pPgGMa2D">Zwönitz</a></li></ul> <h4>Saxony-Anhalt</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Lutherstadt_Eisleben/gtr6VFXt">Eisleben</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sangerhausen/Sf1yMfVU">Sangerhausen</a></li></ul> <h4>Thuringia</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ilmenau/TsgFhRyt">Ilmenau</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ruhla/sJL58Fe6">Ruhla</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Suhl/RyXCgUkM">Suhl</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sondershausen/jNFTz7Fo">Sondershausen</a></li></ul> <h3>Hong Kong</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ma_On_Shan_Village/S3TRmsQ8">Ma On Shan Village</a></li></ul> <h3>Indonesia</h3> <ul><li>Central Papua Province <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tembagapura/jFmXlhUM">Tembagapura</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Nigeria</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Enugu_(city)/Tujq318L">Enugu</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jos/EjSNalFs">Jos</a></li></ul> <h3>Norway</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kongsberg_(town)/zgRtK03u">Kongsberg</a> (formerly)</li> <li><a href="/facts/R%C3%B8ros_(town)/4z1sutrA">Røros</a></li></ul> <h3>Poland</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Miasteczko_%C5%9Al%C4%85skie/0z296sAq">Georgenberg</a> (now Miasteczko Śląskie)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Z%C5%82otoryja/NLJwrNxd">Goldberg</a>, (now Złotoryja)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wieliczka/RQaUd9RW">Groß Salze</a>, (now Wieliczka)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Miko%C5%82ajowice,_Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship/9BNMnX66">Nikolstadt</a>, (now Mikołajowice)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bochnia/IVInXIoL">Salzberg</a>, (now Bochnia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Boles%C5%82aw%C3%B3w,_Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship/6gvKmYsN">Wilhelmstal</a>, (now Bolesławów)</li></ul> <h3>Slovenia</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Idrija/Ml2xt91M">Idrija</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Velenje/8Ikg1a9E">Velenje</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trbovlje/CurPY6Yn">Trbovlje</a></li></ul> <h3>South Korea</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gangwon_Province_(South_Korea)/16CYcWF7">Gangwon Province</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Jeongseon_County/VjH3oydf">Jeongseon County</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Taebaek/FqdvFQEb">Taebaek City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Samcheok/FBGl7uel">Samcheok City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yeongwol_County/N7jQ5j9Y">Yeongwol County</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/North_Gyeongsang_Province/NgYxHpHu">North Gyeongsang Province</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sangju/tktQSuda">Sangju City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mungyeong/lpfoxGz6">Mungyeong City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Uljin_County/15Vo2p1U">Uljin County</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yeongju/jbAu5pGu"> Yeongju City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bonghwa_County/KmVD7tUc">Bonghwa County</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h3>United States</h3> <h4>Alaska</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Juneau,_Alaska/SPSWH29I">Juneau</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Skagway,_Alaska/6kjKSXu6">Skagway</a></li></ul> <h4>Arizona</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bisbee,_Arizona/7aN8upPY">Bisbee</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cerro_Colorado,_Arizona/a2aSuHz0">Cerro Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Christmas,_Arizona/LUbXI6Ky">Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Contention_City,_Arizona/kc7kD2Tj">Contention City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jerome,_Arizona/eE9HYIQl">Jerome</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Klondyke,_Arizona/LPSrccTY">Klondyke</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ruby,_Arizona/wA5nrYRA">Ruby</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tombstone,_Arizona/7IkbTPpJ">Tombstone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tumacacori,_Arizona/F7FwVnWl">Tumacacori</a></li></ul> <h4>California</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Calico,_San_Bernardino_County,_California/N19MNYGp">Calico, San Bernardino Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Columbia,_California/kKwqEaww">Columbia</a></li></ul> <h4>Colorado</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Central_City,_Colorado/0KHKgGU8">Central City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cripple_Creek,_Colorado/Md9kKlva">Cripple Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Denver,_Colorado/KWUnuDSu">Denver</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Idaho_Springs,_Colorado/K16rAsrP">Idaho Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leadville,_Colorado/1vERhzXB">Leadville</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tercio,_Colorado/5XAaeIR5">Tercio</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Victor,_Colorado/AKp8hJMN">Victor</a></li></ul> <h4>Idaho</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Custer,_Idaho/dxxWR99o">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Idaho_City,_Idaho/0hfdF92r">Idaho City</a></li></ul> <h4>Iowa</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Buxton,_Iowa/Ga8kg6xI">Buxton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Centerville,_Iowa/QqE0HV5v">Centerville</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Coalville,_Iowa/KxprUcqN">Coalville</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Confidence,_Iowa/kkmQnk2b">Confidence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lucas,_Iowa/ymtxAMn0">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marysville,_Iowa/Tm4eoUh6">Everist</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Consolidation_Coal_Company_(Iowa)/Ga8kg6xI">Muchakinock</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mystic,_Iowa/Y7bIzn0Q">Mystic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Numa,_Iowa/pCMA38jQ">Numa</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Seymour,_Iowa/PuXGvnjz">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/What_Cheer,_Iowa/N7HoKNYJ">What Cheer</a></li></ul> <h4>Michigan</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bessemer,_Michigan/vpAs71bp">Bessemer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Calumet,_Michigan/5SHLL7pW">Calumet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Houghton,_Michigan/29aeyqea">Houghton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ironwood,_Michigan/WhX85X8W">Ironwood</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ishpeming,_Michigan/BNuIgEAp">Ishpeming</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Negaunee,_Michigan/2S4MTVwg">Negaunee</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wakefield,_Michigan/XrLL3vHC">Wakefield</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/White_Pine,_Michigan/f0aX66VW">White Pine</a></li></ul> <h4>Minnesota</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Aurora,_Minnesota/1lzGCbD8">Aurora</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Babbitt,_Minnesota/xF9MR9dK">Babbitt</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Biwabik,_Minnesota/V5poSuVg">Biwabik</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bovey,_Minnesota/FTFNC3E9">Bovey</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Buhl,_Minnesota/W6wNM243">Buhl</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Calumet,_Minnesota/2FvSXyHl">Calumet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chisholm,_Minnesota/FSdLGDoT">Chisholm</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Coleraine,_Minnesota/UEyzk41v">Coleraine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Crosby,_Minnesota/zVaLMBEt">Crosby</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cuyuna,_Minnesota/3LIppA47">Cuyuna</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ely,_Minnesota/CzN2Ix4v">Ely</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eveleth,_Minnesota/8jWRylMt">Eveleth</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gilbert,_Minnesota/8TbdNGSb">Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hibbing,_Minnesota/cXtJ0Kqv">Hibbing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hoyt_Lakes,_Minnesota/4A52DEcH">Hoyt Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ironton,_Minnesota/qXrKFKCG">Ironton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Keewatin,_Minnesota/t9sE9YB4">Keewatin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kinney,_Minnesota/R2arXHrR">Kinney</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marble,_Minnesota/7HAaW6fX">Marble</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/McKinley,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota/4PjTmIeC">McKinley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mountain_Iron,_Minnesota/qe5xphD5">Mountain Iron</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nashwauk,_Minnesota/h1xADw1H">Nashwauk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Riverton,_Minnesota/h7RjltPw">Riverton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Soudan,_Minnesota/4WV2hBev">Soudan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Taconite,_Minnesota/MYsTyywx">Taconite</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trommald,_Minnesota/u0YXSICz">Trommald</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Virginia,_Minnesota/wqjeJc29">Virginia</a></li></ul> <h4>Montana</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bannack,_Montana/jBt6B6X2">Bannack</a> (ghost town)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Butte,_Montana/FwxUuIUT">Butte</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Colstrip,_Montana/e3RPuhKr">Colstrip</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Virginia_City,_Montana/GK16f065">Virginia City</a></li></ul> <h4>Nevada</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Austin,_Nevada/GmuFh2Q3">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eureka,_Nevada/J0lWU1SG">Eureka</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Goldfield,_Nevada/kfp3TUdF">Goldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jarbidge,_Nevada/B1Dgw0ep">Jarbidge</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pioche,_Nevada/kStgHqDE">Pioche</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tonopah,_Nevada/oyQLFv8q">Tonopah</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Virginia_City,_Nevada/XpRXLqR9">Virginia City</a></li></ul> <h4>New Mexico</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Pinos_Altos,_New_Mexico/tAIsrImJ">Pinos Altos</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Silver_City,_New_Mexico/616w0mGS">Silver City</a></li></ul> <h4>South Dakota</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Deadwood,_South_Dakota/D2j8731G">Deadwood</a></li></ul> <h4>Utah</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dragon,_Utah/dhr8b5a1">Dragon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eureka,_Utah/nWxLSCMW">Eureka</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Frisco,_Utah/Nb0rvN7R">Frisco</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Park_City,_Utah/jSpbbXzJ">Park City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Silver_Reef,_Utah/lpHjAlJa">Silver Reef</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spring_Canyon,_Utah/DSfrDTPf">Spring Canyon</a></li></ul> <h4>Wisconsin</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hurley,_Wisconsin/lzPCEK1c">Hurley</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Boomtown/7tBqKCk8">Boomtown</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Coal_town/4R84FJHp">Coal town</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Man_camp/v2lbaNnC">Man camp</a> – temporary housing for resource extraction</li> <li><a href="/facts/Christian_mission/xaxfBxWk">Mission (station)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pit_village/3yA4MP0v">Pit village</a></li></ul> <h2 id="citations">Citations</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mining towns. <ul><li>Sherman, James E; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). <i>Ghost Towns of Arizona</i>. University of Oklahoma Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 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".</li></ul>