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Perhaps the Following Ghost town in Mexico is fine example on the lengths miners went to chase the precious metal.
Ojuela is perhaps the only ghost town in the world with a suspension bridge to it. Ojuela was established after the discovery of a gold and silver mine in the area. This mine produced a large quantity of mineral during the last part of the 19th century.
The town was located at the top of a mountain within close proximity to the mines main access. This was done in order to have the workers and other mining staff closest as possible to the operation. The town developed rapidly from a small settlement to a village with all the urban services of that age. This included a post office, Catholic church, several warehouses, general stores and saloons.
At the beginning of the 20th century there were problems with the mining exploitation due to the conflicts and struggles originated by the Mexican Revolution and with the additional problem of the water presence inside the mine. At the end of the revolution the operation continued but soon the mineral reserves were exhausted and the company decided to lease it to a local miners co-operative, therefore the town was gradually abandoned.
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