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 Australia Ballarat, Victoria Bendigo, Victoria Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Menzies, Western Australia
Austria-Hungary 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 Banovići Kakanj Tuzla Zenica
Canada Cobalt, Ontario Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Dawson City, Yukon Lynn Lake, Manitoba Red Lake, Ontario Thompson, Manitoba Timmins, Ontario Flin Flon, Manitoba
Czech Republic (German name in parentheses)
Abertamy (Abertham) Adamov (Adamstadt) Andělská Hora (Engelsberg) Boží Dar (Gottesgab) Branná (Goldenstein) Hartmanice (Hartmanitz) Hora Svaté Kateřiny (Sankt Katharinaberg) Hora Svatého Šebestiána (Sebastiansberg) Horní Blatná (Platten) Horní Město (Bergstadt) Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald) Hrob (Klostergrab) Hůrky (Adamsfreiheit), today part of Nová Bystřice Jáchymov (Sankt Joachimsthal, Joachimsthal) Janov (Johannesthal) Jihlava (Iglau) Jílové u Prahy (Eule) Jiřetín pod Jedlovou (Sankt Georgenthal) Kašperské Hory (Bergreichenstein) Krajková (Gossengrün) Krásno (Schönfeld) Krupka (Graupen) Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg) Litrbachy (Lauterbach) – in the area of Rovná, no longer exists Loučná pod Klínovcem (Böhmisch Wiesenthal) Měděnec (Kupferberg) Místo (Platz) Nové Město pod Smrkem (Neustadt an der Tafelfichte) Oloví (Bleistadt) Pernink (Bärringen) Planá (Plan) Přebuz (Frühbuß) Přísečnice (Preßnitz) – in the area of Kryštofovy Hamry, no longer exists Rejštejn (Unterreichenstein) Rudolfov (Rudolfstadt) Staré Město (Goldeck, Altstadt) Stříbrné Hory (Silberberg), today part of Nalžovské Hory Stříbro (Mies) Vodňany (Wodnian) Výsluní (Sonnenberg) Zlaté Hory (Zuckmantel)
Finland Pargas
Germany 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 Freudenstadt Prinzbach
Bavaria Auerbach in der Oberpfalz Pegnitz (town) Bodenmais Lam Fichtelberg (Upper Franconia)
Lower Saxony Altenau Bad Grund Clausthal Zellerfeld Lautenthal Obernkirchen Sankt Andreasberg Wildemann
North Rhine-Westphalia Lüdenscheid
Saxony 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 Eisleben Sangerhausen
Thuringia Ilmenau Ruhla Suhl Sondershausen
Hong Kong Ma On Shan Village
Indonesia Sawahlunto Sorowako Tanjung Enim Tembagapura
Nigeria Enugu Jos
Norway Kongsberg (formerly) Røros
Poland Georgenberg (now Miasteczko Śląskie) Goldberg, (now Złotoryja) Groß Salze, (now Wieliczka) Nikolstadt, (now Mikołajowice) Salzberg, (now Bochnia) Wilhelmstal, (now Bolesławów)
Slovenia Idrija Velenje Trbovlje
South Korea Gangwon Province Jeongseon County Taebaek City Samcheok City Yeongwol County North Gyeongsang Province Sangju City Mungyeong City Uljin County Yeongju City Bonghwa County
United States Alaska Juneau Skagway
Arizona Bisbee Cerro Colorado Christmas Contention City Jerome Klondyke Ruby Tombstone Tumacacori
California Calico, San Bernardino Co. Columbia
Colorado Central City Cripple Creek Denver Idaho Springs Leadville Tercio Victor
Idaho Custer Idaho City
Iowa Buxton Centerville Coalville Confidence Lucas Everist Muchakinock Mystic Numa Seymour What Cheer
Michigan Bessemer Calumet Houghton Ironwood Ishpeming Negaunee Wakefield White Pine
Minnesota 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 Bannack (ghost town) Butte Colstrip Virginia City
Nevada Austin Eureka Goldfield Jarbidge Pioche Tonopah Virginia City
New Mexico Pinos Altos Silver City
South Dakota Deadwood
Utah Dragon Eureka Frisco Park City Silver Reef Spring Canyon
Wisconsin Hurley
See also Boomtown Coal town Man camp temporary housing for resource extraction Mission (station) Pit village
References
Citations
Book features pg. 147 about what is necessary for a settlement to have in order to be considered a "mining town".