Shoshoni, Wyoming
Shoshoni had a short-lived love affair with uranium and nuclear power in the 1980s. It didnt last long, and the population slowly dwindled.
Kennecott, Alaska
In the summer of 1900, two prospectors in Alaska spotted a green patch of hillside that looked like itd be good grazing land for their horses. The green turned out to be on top of a mountain of copper ore. They, together with several friends, formed the Chitina Mining and Exploration Company.