The term probably came from a literal translation of the Spanish veta madre, a term common in old Mexican mining.

There are exhibits of old mining and smelting equipment, and the chapel can be rented for weddings and other occasions.

You can rent a canoe - no motor launches allowed - and fishing equipment (excellent pike, bass, and trout) in the old mining and logging town of Atikokan.

Part of the area around the Loch is sliding possibly due to the old mining shafts under the area.

Along the coast there are several interesting old mining, and fishing villages to visit.

A second access route is an overgrown trail that connects Quesnel Lake and Hobson Lake, the remains of the old mining tote road.

To gambling's defenders, the millions spent in Black Hawk have kept this old mining and smelting town from falling into North Clear Creek.

At the same time the party continued to contract and disintegrate, even in its old mining and inner-city strongholds.

Once there look northwest for another trail; follow it (passing some old mining buildings 500m from the pool: 36 21'30N; 10 06'04) until it starts running parallel to the road.

Spar is an old mining or mineralogy term used to refer to crystals that have readily discernible faces.