mining

From the 1800s , the Western world and mining have been closely linked with each other due to some geological and historical reasons . In the United States , mining gained prevalence when the Gold Rush took place in the mid 1800s . Ten years after the California gold rush in 1849 , new deposits were found in other parts of the West

The gold rush sparked an interest in mining for other precious metals such as silver and copper and minerals as well . Mining camps were made to house the millions of people who travelled West to

avail the work opportunities that resulted from mining . People from East and West came with the dream of striking it rich . Denver and Sacramento became the mining hubs for workers . Boom towns in Idaho and Arizona also cropped up

There were fewer women and children who lived in such towns . However the mine workers came from different backgrounds . From Mexicans , African Americans , Mestizos (offspring of white and Mexican parents ) to Chinese Americans - everyone was involved in the mining industry . Such mining towns usually had saloons , bars and brothels . Most Western films are greatly influenced by them . Violence was much higher and they weren 't proper laws or sheriffs to control it . The boom towns would prosper for years but as soon as the mines were exhausted or found to be fruitless the population would gradually leave . These abandoned towns became popularly known as ghost towns

The industrial revolution that started in the 1700s also fuelled the growth...