I've had the following query on the term 'hardrocker' as used to
denote a miner working on hard rock mining and it's first use in
North America - is it perhaps of European origin?
>My name is King Adkins and I am a professor at the South Dakota
>School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota. I'm
>doing research into our school nickname, "The Hardrockers." Located
>in the Black Hills of South Dakota, I know, of course, that the term
>relates to hard rock mining, but my interest is in tracking down the
>origins of this specific term. Was it for instance, a slang term
>invented by the miners themselves, or was it created by the industry
>to refer to such miners? Did it originate here in the Black Hills,
>or does it date back further in the history of mining?
Peter
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