Mining eventually became a corporate operation because __________
A) individual miners left the region because of conflict with Indians
B) Indians sold their native lands to mining capitalists
C) massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success
D) ethnic disputes destroyed unity in old mining towns
Answer: C
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