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Though various types of mines have existed across the nation, almost from the very discovery of America, those in the American West, are and were the most plentiful, and the history they've left in their wakes, is of romance, fortunes made and lost, hardships, greed, Indian Wars, and numerous crusty old ghost towns.

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20-mule team Death Valley, 1890

20-mule team Death Valley, 1890

Alaska Dog Team, 1900

Alaska Dog Team, 1900

Alaska Prospector and Dog, 1900

Alaska Prospector and Dog, 1900

Alaska Prospector and Dog, 1900

Alaska Prospector and Dog, 1900

Bonnie Clare Mill, CA, 1908

Bonnie Clare Mill, CA, 1908

Burro Train Ouray, CO, 1906

Burro Train Ouray, CO, 1906

Burros

Burros

California Gold Mining, 1871

California Gold Mining, 1871

California Miners in front of stagecoach, 1894

California Miners in front of stagecoach, 1894

Copper miners, Calumet-Hecla Mines, MI, Keystone View Co, 1916

Copper miners, Calumet-Hecla Mines, MI,  Keystone View Co, 1916

Cripple Creek, CO - Mine

Cripple Creek, CO - Mine

Cripple Creek, CO - Mine

Cripple Creek, CO - Mine

Gold Fever, 1891

Gold Fever, 1891

Gold Fever, 1891

Gold Fever, 1891

Gold panning

Gold panning

Gold panning in Nelson Gulch, near Helena, MT, 1901

Gold panning in Nelson Gulch, near Helena, MT, 1901

Gould and Curry Mine, Virginia City, NV, Lawrence and Houseworth, 1866

Gould and Curry Mine, Virginia City, NV, Lawrence and Houseworth, 1866

Gould and Curry Miners, Lawrence and Houseworth, 1866

Gould and Curry Miners, Lawrence and Houseworth, 1866

Great West, Gaylord Watson, 1881

Great West, Gaylord Watson, 1881

Hydraulic mining, Nevada County, CA, Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866

Hydraulic mining, Nevada County, CA, Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866