The need of a company town, that is, the housing of many people in a restricted location, often conflicted with the possibilities of terrain. The results of the play between company town need and environmental reality gives definition to Kentucky's coal towns.

Housing for miners and their families was essential for successful mining operations in rural areas. In this chapter we consider two company towns, considered "models" because of their intentional design and the amenities available to residents.

Property prices in Australia's mining towns tend to fluctuate far more than anywhere else in Australia. These charts show how far they've plummeted – and their meteoric rises – over the ...

In South Africa, municipal dependence on the rates and taxes paid by mining companies has had long-term negative implications for municipal finance after the process of housing privatisation. Eventually, some of the mining companies completely withdrew their mining activities; while others scaled down their mining activities.

Crosby and Ironton, on the southern tip of the Iron Range, struggled after mining left. Then came the mountain bikers.

Today visitors can walk the historic streets of downtown of this iconic mining town with its unique late 1800s mine structures, Victorian-era homes, and historic turn-of-the-century buildings. Together, they make Victor one of the best remaining Old West towns of Colorado. Plus, discover the mining relics that are scattered around the …

The More Than Mining seeks to equalise tax benefits for companies and individuals, so that we can stabilise housing affordability and transform our regional communities into sustainable, thriving, attractive places to live and work. 85% of surveyed mining community residents agree/strongly agree that "the government should do more to support ...

Animas Forks History. At an elevation of over 11,500 feet, Animas Forks is one of the loftiest mining towns ever established in the West. According to the 1885 publication Crofutt's Grip-sack Guide of Colorado, the town is "in the midst of wild and rugged country, where nothing but rich mines would ever induce a human being to live longer than ...

Ray, Arizona was a company town built in 1909 by by the Arizona Hercules Copper Company. Like many western mining towns, Ray was completely consumed by the expanding open pit mine.

The "blood, sweat and tears" of Glenden residents have saved the Queensland mining town after the homes of hundreds of people faced the wrecking ball, despite a housing crisis. The town, about 110km southwest of Mackay, was set for closure as mining company Glencore wound up its massive Newlands ...

Mining and Mining Towns: A Conceptual Framework 13. These questions are addressed in 17 chapters, all of which are linked to two cen-. tral mainstream concerns: the role of neoliberalism in mining ...

Hundreds of homes are set to be bulldozed in the midst of a national housing crisis as a coal mine winds up operations in Central Queensland.

Nestled in the hills just south of Santa Fe, sits the village of Cerrillos, a bustling mining town in the mid-to-late 1800s and now a community home to 200 residents, a beautiful state park, and a handful of independently owned businesses. The village is an important stop along the historic

The oldest town in the Flinders Ranges is now a tourist centre for those visiting Mount Remarkable National Park, but it started with mining and is full of attractive heritage buildings, including ...

Rural towns, specifically mining communities, are suffering a housing crisis as rental costs and demand for homes soar. Local councils are urging the federal government to step in.

The mining industry, which covers metal and mineral extraction up to the refining and smelting stages, is a crucial part of the resource sector, and many small mining towns are exposed to fluctuations in global resource markets.

Mining town property prices are on the up. It has taken five years, but the housing markets that have been savaged by the resources downturn are finally staging a sustained recovery, a new data ...

For buyers in search of properties with a spectral element, we've found five fascinating ghost towns currently up for sale.

Silverton History. The San Juan mountains of Southern Colorado may be the oldest known major mineral-bearing area in the United States. Spanish settlers resided south of here in New Mexico's Rio Grande Valley by the 1590s, and by the latter decades of the 1600s had explored north in search of mineral wealth. The name "San Juan" was given ...

The rise and fall of Gary — and that of company towns across the country — mirrors the arc of the nation's economy. From the textile mills of the early 1800s to the coal mines of the 20th century to the manufacturing hubs that defined America's industrial prowess, the story of the United States can be told through the company town.

Pretoria - Government has ring-fenced a total of R2.1 billion for housing projects in 14 mining towns to improve the living and working conditions of mineworkers, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.

Former mining communities 'still scarred by past'. Former mining towns and villages across the UK have still not recovered a generation on from pit closures, a new report claims. It found issues ...

The industrial patterns of mining shaped many Australian towns, which found varied uses for disused mine sites. The mining boom ensures the challenges these sites present will be with us a long time.

In analysing the relatively recent economic decline of the iconic remote Australian mining town, Broken Hill, this paper seeks to derive lessons for the equally iconic gold and nickel mining city of Kalgoorlie Boulder. It also makes indicative predictions about the economic status of Kalgoorlie in 2050. Mining around Broken Hill, which has …

Through normalisation, the mining industry now supports collaborative planning with local governments and democratic governance – all part of an attempt by mining companies to portray sustainability. But despite this shift in approach, in Africa many towns are still run by mining companies, often transnational or multinational …

Mining towns are a common phenomenon in South Africa. Historically, housing in these towns consisted of privately owned houses (exclusively for white miners, until the mid-1980s), company owned houses and, predominantly until the early 2000s, high density compounds for black miners. Today the mining towns are of various kinds.

Mining town retirees face rising rents after years of company-sponsored housing. T he sound of bingo balls pouring into a metal tumbler signals the start of an important social gathering for a ...

Mining towns quickly grew from tent camps into towns as carpenters, storekeepers, saloon keepers and bankers followed the mineral strikes. Thousands of these towns dotted the Western mountains.

Mining town real estate is rebounding, according to new figures which show both house prices and rental yields are rising in resource-rich areas at a faster rate than city housing markets.

Mining has been an important contributor to the development of remote and regional areas; however, the history of mining for supporting communities can also be one of boom and bust (Eklund 2015) and uneven development (Bradbury 1979 ). Globally, numerous towns have originally been established to support mining but have …