U.S. Mining Towns Worry about Life after the Coal Industry ; Region in Utah Faces Difficult Choices amid Shift to Cleaner EnergyThe Carbon Power Plant, the state's oldest coal-fired powerplant, is set to close by April 2015,...Frosch, Dan...
During the 1870s, however, the federal government limited the role of silver in the monetary system, causing a decline in silver prices, the closing of many Nevada mines, and the decay of once-thriving communities into ghost towns. As mining declined, cattle ranching became a major industry....
New Alamaden is California's first mining settlement, predating the earliest of the famous gold-rush towns. Mercury ore was identified at the site in 1845 and mining operations commenced a short time later.Continue Reading Featured Mining Town: Columbia, California ...
This paper will discuss the relative successes of varying approaches to preserving mining-era morphology of two former silver mining towns that have been adapted as bustling downhill skiing and recreational amenity towns. Planning and preservation strategies used to guide development in Park City, Utah...
Mike our driver was a great guide - he gave us info along the drive on Route 66 as to the history of these mining towns and how it formed the present day scene. We definitely learned a lot ! And had beautiful scenery to see along the way. P...
Pit lakes, while posing risks to a catchment, can also have significant benefits if remediated, providing space for recreation and environmental amenity, as well as alternative industries (e.g., tourism, aquaculture, irrigation) that allow small towns to survive economically after the mining ends ...
As a thriving hub for gold mining, Bodie boasted the same amenities as larger towns, such as two banks, four volunteer fire companies, a brass band, a railroad, unions for miners and mechanics, multiple daily newspapers, and even a jail. ...
Since similar things happened in other mining towns.Karen:So, comparing them might be interesting?Professor:Yup. Absolutely.Karen:So what triggered the downward turn in Park City?Professor:Well, in 1870, there were fewer than few hundred people living in the Park City Area.After silver was disc...
AS a groundswell of opposition against 100% fly-in, fly-out mining workforces gathers momentum among Central Queensland councils, a Yeppoon miner speaks ou... - ,CyMining Towns Lack Facilities'; Miner Says FIFO Is Realistic Solution 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Memories of Utah to Be Revived MORE ...
(1870; a two-story former schoolhouse), and other features. Because of the annual summer festival held in the Opera House, Central City is perhaps the best-known of all Colorado mining towns. After limited-stakes gambling was legalized in Central City in 1991, many casinos were built that ...