RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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The government
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Big mining companies
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Immigrants
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Native Americans
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Detailed explanation-1: -Global leading mining countries based on mineral production value 2020. In 2020, China was by far the world’s leading mining country based on mineral production value, reporting over 217 billion U.S. dollars in metallic mineral and coal production value.
Detailed explanation-2: -Westward expansion brought lead mining to the Mississippi Valley. Mining in the American West began with the California Gold Rush of 1848 and spread to Nevada, Arizona, Idaho and Montana.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 2022, Chinese lead mines produced an estimated two million metric tons of lead, making China the world’s leading producer of this base metal from mines. Australia was the second leading lead miner that year, with production amounting to an estimated 440, 000 metric tons.