What is a mining camp?

What is a mining camp?

An abandoned mining camp is a place where the remains of miners’ tents and simple shelters signal it as a place where miners once lived and worked. Mining sites exist far from civilisation where ores and materials can be found. These camps are sometimes small, with only a handful of tents, or larger communities with numerous structures.

Advantages 

Life in a mining camp has its ripple and its lark. Miners often spend long hours working in potentially dangerous circumstances. But they also form deep friendships with other miners. This teamwork enables them to meet challenges head-on.

As new tools and techniques are developed, mining camps are transformed. Mining camps of old were often just canvas cities with rudimentary necessities. In time, more permanent buildings, including cabins and bunkhouses, were constructed. Mining camps today can have modern amenities, such as dining halls, diversions and even internet access.

Benefits 

The history of the mining camp dates from the first days when human beings began to dig into the earth for the metals and rock beneath the soil. Many miners swarmed to mining camps during the Gold Rush in the late 1800s to make their fortune. Within a very short time, these camps turned into bustling towns with stores, saloons and other businesses catering to the miners.

“There are many other ways that mining camps support miners and their families. They offer homes and services, such as health care, education and pleasurable activities. This fosters a sense of community for those miners who spend long periods away from home.

Summary

In the end, prefab house  don’t just happen—they are living communities that support the mining industry. Under the difficult life in these camps, the miners form deep friendships and they help each other with the problems they encounter. Like the industry it serves, the camps form the support system for an ever-growing and changing mining industry.