A raid on a series of mining towns in the US years ago.

Some of the most famous mining towns in the American West in the latter half of the 19th century included Bodie in California and Tombstone in Arizona,...

An aerial view of Bodie, California, in the 1890s. It became a thriving town in the late 1870s after the discovery of gold. (Image source: ATI)

However, by 1915, Bodie was abandoned and became a "ghost town".

The courthouse is located in Goldfield, Nevada. Gold was discovered in Goldfield in the early 20th century, making it a major source of the precious metal for decades.

Miners worked at Goldfield. Much of the town was destroyed in a fire in 1923.

Bisbee, Arizona, circa 1879. This place quickly developed into a town that mined copper, gold, and silver at the time.

Bisbee in 1909. The population of Bisbee surged from around 1,500 in 1890 to 9,000 in the 1910s and 1920s, but then declined.

Cripple Creek, Colorado, in the early 20th century. Founded in the early 1890s, it quickly became a bustling mining town.

A color photograph of the mines at Cripple Creek. The population here steadily declined throughout the 20th century and now only just over 1,000 people live there.

Street scene in Central City, Colorado, 1864. The discovery of gold in the area in 1859 attracted thousands of miners to the region.

Central City existed from 1865 to 1900. The town's current population is less than 1,000 people.

The main street in Saint Elmo, Colorado, circa 1890. Saint Elmo, founded in 1880, was a gold and silver mining town. It once had a telegraph office, five hotels, a newspaper office, and a school.

Like many other mining towns, Saint Elmo later became a "ghost town".

Jerome, Arizona, circa 1883. It was founded as a mining town in 1876.

A street in Jerome, Arizona, around 1900. By 1903, this mining town was known as "the most dangerous town in the West" because of its numerous bars and casinos.

Tombstone was once a thriving silver mining town in Arizona. This photograph shows Tombstone in 1881.

A series of natural disasters, including wildfires, led to the decline of this town. Today, Tombstone is a popular tourist destination.

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