ABSTRACT
The remnants of extractive industries are found in many regions of the United States. In New England, remnants include those associated with stone quarrying. In the Appalachian region from Pennsylvania to Alabama, many of these remnants and active industrial complexes are associated with the coal industry. In northern New Jersey, zinc was mined. The upper Midwest, including the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Minnesota, has remnants and active copper and iron mines. In the Southwest, other types of mining, including lead, molybdenum, precious metals, and diamonds, have left their marks on the landscape. This chapter is an introduction to some of the types of mining that have left their traces on the landscape of the United States.
