The story of her life became linked to romantic ideas about gold mining in the American West and the dream of getting rich quick.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Some members from silver-mining states in the west left the party.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

It said mining at the Cornwall and West Devon Mining World Heritage Site would be carrying on the area's history.

BBC: Mining at South Coffee

First National Bank of Keystone, once a pillar of its West Virginia mining community, was hailed throughout the 1990s as one of the best-performing banks in the nation.

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China's universities churn out legions of science and technology graduates who specialise in subjects that have almost been forgotten in the West, such as mining or heavy engineering.

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