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The Guardian - UK
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Lifestyle

The last American miners – in pictures

Grays the Mountain Sends: Chuck, Butte, Montana, 2010
Chuck, Butte, Montana, 2010 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Gold Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 2011
Gold Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 2011 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Alpine Lake, Gallatin National Forest, Montana, 2011
Alpine Lake, Gallatin National Forest, Montana, 2011 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Ralph, Moorcroft, Wyoming, 2011
Ralph, Moorcroft, Wyoming, 2011 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Abandoned Homestead, Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado, 2011
Abandoned Homestead, Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado, 2011 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Gunsmoke, Goldfield, Nevada, 2012
Gunsmoke, Goldfield, Nevada, 2012 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Casey, Philipsburg, Montana, 2010
Casey, Philipsburg, Montana, 2010 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Cemetery, Tonopah, Nevada, 2012
Cemetery, Tonopah, Nevada, 2012 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Derek, Big Timber, Montana, 2011
Derek, Big Timber, Montana, 2011 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Wes, near Kellogg, Idaho, 2011
Wes, near Kellogg, Idaho, 2011 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
Grays the Mountain Sends: Pinos Altos, New Mexico, 2012
Pinos Altos, New Mexico, 2012 Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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