Life in a mining community /
Hyde, Natalie, 1963-
Life in a mining community / Natalie Hyde. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub., 2010. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. - Learn about rural life. . - Learn about rural life. .
Includes bibliographical reeferences (p. 32) and index.
A rural mining town ; Types of mines ; Minerals and ores ; Mining in North America ; Welcome to Wright ; Daily life ; Town life ; A mining family ; At the mine ; Moving the coal ; Reclaiming the land ; After the mining ; Mining around the world.
Mining people mine for coal, oil, minerals, and metals. These are used for energy and as raw products to make things. In various parts of North America there are huge areas rich in one or more of these natural resources. Gillette, in Wyoming, is the coal-mining capital of the USA. Nearby is the small community of Moorcroft. The community developed from an old wild west cattle-ranching center and is now largely based on oil and coal-mining.
New February 2011.
9780778750871 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009023639
Miners--Social conditions--North America--Juvenile literature.
Mineral industries--North America--Juvenile literature.
North America--Rural conditions--Juvenile literature.
jTN148 / .H93 2009
Life in a mining community / Natalie Hyde. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub., 2010. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. - Learn about rural life. . - Learn about rural life. .
Includes bibliographical reeferences (p. 32) and index.
A rural mining town ; Types of mines ; Minerals and ores ; Mining in North America ; Welcome to Wright ; Daily life ; Town life ; A mining family ; At the mine ; Moving the coal ; Reclaiming the land ; After the mining ; Mining around the world.
Mining people mine for coal, oil, minerals, and metals. These are used for energy and as raw products to make things. In various parts of North America there are huge areas rich in one or more of these natural resources. Gillette, in Wyoming, is the coal-mining capital of the USA. Nearby is the small community of Moorcroft. The community developed from an old wild west cattle-ranching center and is now largely based on oil and coal-mining.
New February 2011.
9780778750871 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009023639
Miners--Social conditions--North America--Juvenile literature.
Mineral industries--North America--Juvenile literature.
North America--Rural conditions--Juvenile literature.
jTN148 / .H93 2009