Then the nearby non-copper mines began to close, and the town went into decline.
The economy is mainly based on the production of gold in the nearby mine.
Many of the town's residents work in the nearby mines.
The settlement was founded to provide a port for the nearby mines.
It was not built, as some mistakenly believe, to serve any nearby mines.
The town saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines.
The city was built in order to provide housing for the workforce of the nearby mines.
Nine others were also missing, in a nearby mine run by a different company.
The man with the hand wound hiked to a nearby mine, and workers there helped him call the police.
The local progress association decided that the town should be named Waverley after a nearby mine.