Ma On Shan Village
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Ma On Shan Village or Ma On Shan Tsuen is a mining village in the hills of Ma On Shan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. The village grew around the activity of the Ma On Shan Iron Mine, which reached its peak during the 1950s-60s and ceased operation in 1976. It had historically two churches, St. Joseph's Church and Lutheran Yan Kwong Church.
Lutheran Yan Kwong Church
St. Joseph's Church
Exterior walls of 240 ML of Ma On Shan Iron Mine.
Ma On Shan Upper Village in 2018.
Mining community
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A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
Partizánska Ľupča in Slovakia. Now a village with 1300 inhabitants but in 14th-19th centuries an important mining town with more than 4000. Several houses still have an urban character.
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, in 1957.