mining district
Frequency: 6.54.0 per million words
A geographical area with a high concentration of mines or mining activity.
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- The old mining district is now a popular tourist attraction.
- Many families migrated to the mining district in search of employment.
- The government invested heavily in developing the region's mining district.
- Strict environmental regulations were introduced in the mining district.
- He spent his childhood years in a remote mining district in the mountains.
- The discovery of rich ore transformed the quiet settlement into a bustling mining district.
- The once prosperous mining district now stands largely abandoned.
- Geologists are conducting surveys for new deposits in the historic mining district.
- Life in a mining district was often challenging, yet offered unique communal bonds.
- Plans are underway to revitalize the economy of the former mining district.