Mining People mine for coal, oil, minerals, and metals. These are used for energy and as raw products to make things. In various parts of North America there are huge areas rich in one or more of these natural resources. Gillette, in Wyoming, is the coal-mining capital of the USA. Nearby is the small community of Moorcroft. The community developed from an old wild west cattle-ranching center and is now largely based on oil and coal-mining. About 900 people live in the small town.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Published: 08/01/2009
ISBN: 9780778750871
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.30w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/2009 pg. 75
School Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 99

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 133586 / Life in a Mining Community
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5