A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, villag ...

that houses

miners A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting ...

. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a

quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mining, open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock (geology), rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some juri ...

Historic mining communities

Australia

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Within months of Vi ...

, Victoria *

Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, mak ...

, Victoria

Austria

Schwaz Schwaz () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district. Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley. Location Schwaz lies in the middle of the Lower Inn Valley at the foot of the Kellerjoch a ...

* Eisenerz, Styria

Former Austria-Hungary

Upper Austrio-Hungarian mining towns *Göllnitz, today Gelnica *Jossau, today Jasov *Nemecká Ľupča, today

Partizánska Ľupča Partizánska Ľupča (until 1945 ''Nemecká Ľupča'', hu, Németlipcse, german: Deutschliptsch) is a large village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. Etymology The name ''Ľupča'' is ...

*Schmöllnitz, today Smolník *Rosenau, today

Rožňava Rožňava ( hu, Rozsnyó, german: Rosenau, Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182. The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňa ...

*Ruda, today Rudabánya in Hungary *Telken, today

Telkibánya Telkibánya is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, in the Northern Hungary region of northeastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 549 people (2015). Main Sights *Protestant cemetery and church *St. ...

in Hungary *Zipser Neudorf, today

Spišská Nová Ves Spišská Nová Ves (; hu, Igló; german: (Zipser) Neu(en)dorf) is a town in the Košice Region of Slovakia. The town is located southeast of the High Tatras in the Spiš region, and lies on both banks of the Hornád River. It is the bigges ...

Lower Austrio-Hungarian mining towns *Dilln, today

Banská Belá Banská Belá (german: Dilln; hu, Bélabánya) is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It has a population of 1,234. Names and etymology The settlements got its name after ...

*Königsberg, today Nová Baňa *Kremnitz, today Kremnica *Libethen, today Ľubietová *Neusohl, today

Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica M ...

*Pukanz, today Pukanec *Schemnitz, today Banská Štiavnica

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Banovići *

Kakanj Kakanj ( sr-cyrl, Какањ) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 inh ...

Tuzla Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants. Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...

Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The city is kno ...

Canada

* Cobalt, Ontario *

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton. Formerly an incorporated ...

Dawson City Dawson City, officially the City of Dawson, is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–99). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest town in Yuko ...

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

Lynn Lake, Manitoba Lynn Lake is a town in the northwest region of Manitoba, Canada, approximately from Winnipeg. The town is the fourth-largest town in Manitoba in terms of land area. It is centred on the original urban community of Lynn Lake. The town was named ...

* Red Lake, Ontario * Thompson, Manitoba * Timmins, Ontario

Czech Republic

(Listed under names given when founded or working as a mining town) * Abertham, today Abertamy * Adamstadt, today Adamov * Adamsfreiheit, today Hůrky *

Bärringen Pernink (german: Bärringen) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Hamlets of Bludná and Rybná are administrative parts of Pern ...

, today Pernink * Bergreichenstein, today Kašperské Hory *

Bergstadt ''Bergstadt'' is German and means "mining town". It may also refer to the following places: * Leśnica, the former German town of Bergstadt, now in Poland * Clausthal-Zellerfeld Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is lo ...

, today Horní Město * Bleistadt, today Oloví * Böhmisch Wiesenthal, today Loučná pod Klínovcem * Eule, today Jílové u Prahy *

St. Georgenthal ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

, 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) Lauterbach () is a German name originally meaning either "loud/gushing stream" or "pure/clear stream". It may refer to: __NOTOC__ Rivers Austria * Lauterbach, a tributary of the Brixentaler Ache in the Brixental valley, Austria Germany * Lauterbach ...

''(town no longer exists)'' *

Mies Mies may refer to: People * Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969), architect *Maria Mies (born 1931), German feminist * Richard W. Mies (born 1944), U.S. Navy admiral and fourth commander in chief of the United States Strategic Command *Mies Boi ...

, today Stříbro * Neustadt a. d. Tafelfichte, today Nové Město pod Smrkem *

Plan A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal ...

, today Planá * Platz, today Místo * Platten, today Horní Blatná *

Preßnitz The Preßnitz ( cs, Přísečnice or ''Přísečný potok'') is a right-hand tributary of the River Zschopau in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany and in the Czech Republic. It rises in the Bohemian Ore Mountains near Horní Halže, north ...

''(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

Germany

In Germany, a ''Bergstadt'' refers to a settlement near mineral deposits vested with

town privileges Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

, '' 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 Lam or LAM may refer to: Organizations * Laguna Art Museum, California, US * Lam Eng Rubber, a Malaysian manufacturer * Lam Research, American semiconductor equipment company * LAM Mozambique Airlines, flag carrier airline of Mozambique * Librar ...

Fichtelberg (Upper Franconia) Fichtelberg is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany. It is a state-recognised climatic spa. Geography Fichtelberg lies on the southeastern slopes of the Ochsenkopf, the second highest summit of the Fichtelgebirge m ...

Lower Saxony

Altenau Altenau () is a town and a former municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Clausthal-Zellerfeld. It is situated in the middle of the Harz mountains, between Clausthal-Zellerf ...

Bad Grund Bad Grund (Harz) is a town in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western Harz, approx. 7 km west of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, and 10 km north of Osterode am Harz. Bad Grund is also the name of ...

Clausthal Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains. Its population is approximately 15,000. The City is the location of the Clausthal University of Technology. The health resort ...

Zellerfeld Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains. Its population is approximately 15,000. The City is the location of the Clausthal University of Technology. The health resort ...

Lautenthal The formerly free mining town ('' Bergstadt'') of Lautenthal in Germany is a state-recognised, climatic spa with around 1,570 inhabitants and has been part of the borough of Langelsheim since 1972. Geography Lautenthal lies in the Innerste ...

* Obernkirchen *

Sankt Andreasberg Sankt Andreasberg is a former town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the town Braunlage. It is situated in the Harz, approximately 7 km west of Braunlage proper, and 20 km east ...

* Wildemann

North Rhine-Westphalia

Lüdenscheid Lüdenscheid () is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Sauerland region. Geography Lüdenscheid is located on the saddle of the watershed between the Lenne and Volme rivers which b ...

Saxony

* Altenberg * Annaberg * Buchholz * Berggießhübel *Bleiberg (near Frankenberg/Sa.) ''(town no longer exists)'' *

Brand A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create a ...

* Ehrenfriedersdorf * Eibenstock * Elterlein * Ernstthal * Freiberg * Geyer *

Glashütte (Saxony) Glashütte [] is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry and has a population of about 7,000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Re ...

* Hohenstein * Johanngeorgenstadt * Lengefeld * Lößnitz *

Marienberg, Saxony Marienberg is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis (Central Ore Mountains district) in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of ...

* Neustädtel * Oberwiesenthal * Oederan *

Scheibenberg Scheibenberg is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 8 km southwest of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 9 km east of Schwarzenberg Schwarzenberg may refer to: People * House ...

* Schneeberg * Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. * Thum * Voigtsberg *

Wolkenstein Wolkenstein is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the river Zschopau, 22 km southeast of Chemnitz. The town is situated on a rocky spur near the confluence of Zschopau a ...

* Zschopau * Zwönitz

Saxony-Anhalt

Eisleben Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is famous as both the hometown of the influential theologian Martin Luther and the place where he died; hence, its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben. First mentioned in the late 10th century, ...

Sangerhausen Sangerhausen () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, capital of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz. It is situated southeast of the Harz The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region ...

Thuringia

Ilmenau Ilmenau () is a town in Thuringia, central Germany. It is the largest town within the Ilm district with a population of 38,600, while the district capital is Arnstadt. Ilmenau is located approximately south of Erfurt and north of Nuremberg ...

Ruhla is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town. History Within the German Empire (1871-1918), part of Ruhla belonged t ...

Suhl Suhl () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located SW of Erfurt, NE of Würzburg and N of Nuremberg. With its 37,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the six urban districts within Thuringia. Together with its northern neighbour-town Zella- ...

Sondershausen Sondershausen is a town in Thuringia, central Germany, capital of the Kyffhäuserkreis district, situated about 50 km north of Erfurt. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Schernberg was incorporated by Sondershausen. Until 1918 i ...

Hong Kong

* Ma On Shan Village

Indonesia

* Central Papua Province ** Tembagapura

Nigeria

Enugu Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Én ...

Jos Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. During British ...

Norway

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud, Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. K ...

(formerly) *

Røros Røros ( sma, Plaassja, ) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen. The m ...

Poland

* Georgenberg (now Miasteczko Śląskie) * Goldberg, (now Złotoryja) * Groß Salze, (now Wieliczka) * Nikolstadt, (now Mikołajowice) * Salzberg, (now Bochnia) * Wilhelmstal, (now Bolesławów)

Slovenia

* Idrija *

Velenje Velenje (; german: Wöllan''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.) is Slovenia's sixth-largest city, and the seat of local government, ...

Trbovlje Trbovlje (; german: Trifail''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is Slovenia's tenth-largest town, and the seat of the Municipality ...

South Korea

* Gangwon Province ** Jeongseon County ** Taebaek City ** Samcheok City **

Yeongwol County Yeongwol County (''Yeongwol-gun'') is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is well known as the place where King Danjong, the sixth king of Joseon Dynasty, was exiled when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became Sejo of Joseon ...

North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...

** Sangju City ** Mungyeong City ** Uljin County ** Yeongju, Yeongju City ** Bonghwa County

United States

Alaska

*Juneau, Alaska, Juneau *Skagway, Alaska, Skagway

Arizona

*Bisbee, Arizona, Bisbee *Cerro Colorado, Arizona, Cerro Colorado *Contention City, Arizona, Contention City *Jerome, Arizona, Jerome *Klondyke, Arizona, Klondyke *Ruby, Arizona, Ruby *Tombstone, Arizona, Tombstone *Tumacacori, Arizona, Tumacacori

California

*Calico, San Bernardino County, California, Calico, San Bernardino Co. *Columbia, California, Columbia

Colorado

*Central City, Colorado, Central City *Cripple Creek, Colorado, Cripple Creek *Denver, Colorado, Denver *Idaho Springs, Colorado, Idaho Springs *Leadville, Colorado, Leadville *Tercio, Colorado, Tercio *Victor, Colorado, Victor

Idaho

*Custer, Idaho, Custer *Idaho City, Idaho, Idaho City

Iowa

*Buxton, Iowa, Buxton *Centerville, Iowa, Centerville *Coalville, Iowa, Coalville *Confidence, Iowa, Confidence *Lucas, Iowa, Lucas *Marysville, Iowa#Everist, Everist *Consolidation Coal Company (Iowa)#Muchakinock, Muchakinock *Mystic, Iowa, Mystic *Numa, Iowa, Numa *Seymour, Iowa, Seymour *What Cheer, Iowa, What Cheer

Michigan

*Bessemer, Michigan, Bessemer *Calumet, Michigan, Calumet *Houghton, Michigan, Houghton *Ironwood, Michigan, Ironwood *Ishpeming, Michigan, Ishpeming *Negaunee, Michigan, Negaunee *Wakefield, Michigan, Wakefield *White Pine, Michigan, White Pine

Minnesota

*Aurora, Minnesota, Aurora *Babbitt, Minnesota, Babbitt *Biwabik, Minnesota, Biwabik *Bovey, Minnesota, Bovey *Buhl, Minnesota, Buhl *Calumet, Minnesota, Calumet *Chisholm, Minnesota, Chisholm *Coleraine, Minnesota, Coleraine *Crosby, Minnesota, Crosby *Cuyuna, Minnesota, Cuyuna *Ely, Minnesota, Ely *Eveleth, Minnesota, Eveleth *Gilbert, Minnesota, Gilbert *Hibbing, Minnesota, Hibbing *Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, Hoyt Lakes *Ironton, Minnesota, Ironton *Keewatin, Minnesota, Keewatin *Kinney, Minnesota, Kinney *Marble, Minnesota, Marble *McKinley, St. Louis County, Minnesota, McKinley *Mountain Iron, Minnesota, Mountain Iron *Nashwauk, Minnesota, Nashwauk *Riverton, Minnesota, Riverton *Soudan, Minnesota, Soudan *Taconite, Minnesota, Taconite *Trommald, Minnesota, Trommald *Virginia, Minnesota, Virginia

Montana

*Bannack, Montana, Bannack (ghost town) *Butte, Montana, Butte *Colstrip, Montana, Colstrip *Virginia City, Montana, Virginia City

Nevada

*Austin, Nevada, Austin *Eureka, Nevada, Eureka *Goldfield, Nevada, Goldfield *Jarbidge, Nevada, Jarbidge *Pioche, Nevada, Pioche *Tonopah, Nevada, Tonopah *Virginia City, Nevada, Virginia City

New Mexico

*Pinos Altos, New Mexico, Pinos Altos *Silver City, New Mexico, Silver City

South Dakota

*Deadwood, South Dakota, Deadwood

Utah

*Dragon, Utah, Dragon *Eureka, Utah, Eureka *Frisco, Utah, Frisco *Park City, Utah, Park City *Silver Reef, Utah, Silver Reef *Spring Canyon, Utah, Spring Canyon

Wisconsin

*Hurley, Wisconsin, Hurley

References

* Book features pg. 147 about what is necessary for a settlement to have in order to be considered a "mining town". {{DEFAULTSORT:Mining Town Mining communities, History of mining