At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp.

第一眼看上去它不像一座首都城市倒更像一个采矿工地。

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Water ice could enable the creation of a self-sustaining moon base someday, a mining camp perhaps, or a departure point for further space exploration.

某天水冻冰块可能会创造一个自给自足的月球基地，也可能是采矿营地，或者是更远的太空探索的起点。

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A city of central Alaska north-northeast of Anchorage. It was founded in 902 as a gold-mining camp. Population, 30,843.

美国阿拉斯加中部的一座城市，位于安克雷奇东北偏北。建于902年，初始为金矿营。人口30,843。

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I found Simon Wheeler sleeping by the stove in the ruined mining camp of Angel's.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

Jean Ellis, of Eagle Harbor, Michigan, a former teacher who is also a descendant of Cornish immigrants, has researched Cornish migration and said from the late 1800s there was a "stream of young Cornishmen carrying unique skills and knowledge to every mining camp in North America".

BBC: Cornwall

Mr Bolton said that the company would now start to construct a road through the protest camp to improve access for the mining operation.

BBC: UK Coal say Wrekin protesters 'peacefully' evicted