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Beaver Mines is a small hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 19 km (12 mi) west of Pincher Creek on Highway 507, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
[edit] History
The town was formed with the opening of a coal mine in the early 1900's. At one time the town had over 1500 residents. Because of the requirement for steel (rail tracks) during the wars and the reduction in the need for coal, the coal mines eventually closed and the town residents moved away. The last mine shut down its operations in 1971 and currently the mine site and many of the building foundations are on private land. For the past 30 years the town has been considered a ghost town and has had numerous write-ups in ghost town books.
[edit] Contemporary issues
Currently, due largely to the expansion of Castle Mountain Resort and the growth of Calgary to the north, the hamlet has begun to grow again as a popular recreational destination.
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Coordinates: 49°27′57″N 114°11′31″W / 49.46583, -114.19194 (Beaver Mines, Alberta)
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