Life in a mining community / Natalie Hyde.

By:

Hyde, Natalie, 1963-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Learn about rural lifePublication details: New York, NY : Crabtree Pub., 2010.Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

9780778750871 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical reeferences (p. 32) and index.

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.

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