what negative impacts did gold and silver biting have in the West 10 cities near the mines Foster criminals and long-term residents ghost towns were left behind when the mine stopped producing mining camps were source of many contagious diseases or mass migration from the East Coast LED to social tension among merchants
and miners competition for resources and land led to conflicts and violence environmental degradation and pollution from mining activities such as deforestation and water contamination disrupted traditional ways of life for Indigenous peoples in the region exploitation and abuse of laborers, including children and immigrant workers, in dangerous and unhealthy working conditions.
