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FORGOTTEN MINING COMMUNITIES
In 1902, Wyoming’s Kirwin mining camp grew to about 200 people; by 1907, a deadly snowslide destroyed the last company buildings and the boom fadedKirwin, a once-bustling mining community nestled in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming, experienced a fleeting boom in the early 1900s. The ...- Why battery recycling is crucial for protecting local ecosystems and securing a sustainable clean energy futureImproper disposal of used batteries can lead to environmental hazards due to toxic metals contained within them. Recycling these batteries ...
- Quote of the day by Princess Diana: 'Carry out a random act of kindness...one day someone might do the same for you.'- Powerful life lesson that reminds us why small acts can make a big difference?Princess Diana championed the idea that true kindness is dispensing help without seeking anything in return. She appreciated how small acts...
- America's ghost towns hide old mines, abandoned buildings and eerie stories; these 10 forgotten places offer a haunting road trip through the nation's past, from coast to coastAmerica's ghost towns serve as intriguing windows into bygone eras. Many of these towns disappeared when economic prosperity waned or when ...
- Founded in 1859, this California mining town once had 2,000 buildings and 8,000 people. This ‘ghost town’ still preserves abandoned beds, toys, books and vintage suppliesBodie, a historical ghost town in California, draws interest with its well-preserved mining heritage. The discovery of gold and silver in 1...
- Man buys $1.4 million ghost town, turns the 360-acre land into a successful business. But has one request from peopleIn 2018, entrepreneur Brent Underwood spent millions to buy Cerro Gordo, an abandoned California mining town. What began as a bold investme...
- That old phone in your drawer could be hiding gold: Study reveals a tonne of e-waste can contain 100 times more gold than gold ore; every handset contains tiny traces of gold, silver & copper, and millions of devices could create urban mineOld mobile phones contain valuable metals such as gold, silver and copper, with some metals found at higher concentrations in e-waste than ...
- From gold rush riches to abandonment: The fascinating story of Montana's ghost town BannackThe discovery of gold in Bannack back in 1862 sent ripples through the region, morphing this quaint settlement into a bustling frontier hub...
- On a savanna so acidic that experts called it dead, a Colombian community planted a forest of Caribbean pines for resin; under their shade, a rainforest nobody planted came back on its ownA Colombian community transformed acidic land into a thriving rainforest. Caribbean pine plantations, aided by a fungus, initiated this eco...
- High standard English, paying taxes, volunteering, only route to settlement: UK Home SecretaryUK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, in her maiden speech at the Labour Party conference, announced tougher immigration rules. She said long-...
- 24 hours in Ukraine: A single day shows reality of life as war hits 1,000 daysUkrainians marked 1,000 days of war with Russia. The Associated Press followed Ukrainians in different parts of the country. A woman in Zap...
- Muslims must abandon 'boisterous rhetoric of supremacy': Mohan Bhagwat"People with such proclivities have always been there; for as long as humans have existed... This is biological, a mode of life. We want th...
- At UN, despite global morass, hope peeks through the gloom"Our world is in big trouble. Divides are growing deeper. Inequalities are growing wider. Challenges are spreading farther," Secretary-Gene...
- Jairam Ramesh says Gautam Adani is beneficiary of crony capitalism"Adani should have had the honesty to acknowledge the issue in dispute. He is beneficiary of Modi's largesse both as Gujarat CM and PM is b...
- Gautam Adani has been beneficiary of Narendra Modi’s largesse, says former minister Jairam RameshThe Congress leader said Adani had "conveniently forgotten" that the issue is not that he is the mine operator selected by the Rajasthan go...
- UP has been turned into "Islamic state": Shiv SenaLashing out at the Akhilesh Yadav government over Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's concert in Lucknow, the Shiv Sena today branded Utt...
- India’s resilience will help it to sail through global economic turmoil: Arvind PanagariyaArvind Panagariya said that there is some turbulence in the global economy, but India has enough inherent strength and resilience to pull t...
- Citizens should take initiative to ensure cleanlinessA land of filth, no matter how talented its people and how wonderful its natural resources, will never earn the respect it deserves.
- Mith Virdi Nuclear Power Project faces opposition from villagersActivists against proposed nuclear power project at Mith Virdi in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat are planning a 40 km rally.
- 'What is forgotten is not accidental'In an interview with ET, Amitav Ghosh explains how American hegemony in the guise of moral rhetoric was one of the triggers for the novel. ...
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