Coal town
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coal-town-232-2321847
title:
Coal town
text:
A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residences for a population of miners and related workers to reside near the coal mine. The 'town founding' process is not limited to mining, but this type of development typically takes place where mineral wealth is located in a remote or undeveloped area. The
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Residential towns for employed miners and their families
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_town
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date modified:
2024-02-12T03:57:35Z
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13
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