Mining in the West
A)did not see any great mineral strikes until after the Civil War.
B)flourished until the 1930s.
C)saw corporations move in first,followed by individual prospectors.
D)kept ranchers and farmers from establishing their own economic base.
E)produced the region's first economic boom.

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Mining in the West produced the region's first economic boom, as the discovery of gold and other minerals attracted a large influx of people and investment, leading to rapid economic growth.