Mining in the Americas
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Mining in the Americas

Stories and History

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  2. English
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eBook - PDF

Mining in the Americas

Stories and History

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Twenty years of work went into the writing of this: the first book to cover the history of mines and mining in North and South America. The text is enlivened by sketches of many miners the author got to know over the decades.

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Publisher
Woodhead Publishing
Year
2014
ISBN
9781845699086
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Mining in the Americas: Stories and History
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. CHAPTER 1. Pre-Columbian origins
  10. CHAPTER 2. Early Spanish endeavours
  11. CHAPTER 3. Mexico
  12. CHAPTER 4. Central America
  13. CHAPTER 5. South of the Spanish Main
  14. CHAPTER 6. Peru
  15. CHAPTER 7. Bolivia
  16. CHAPTER 8. In praise of horses, llamas, camels – but mostly mules
  17. CHAPTER 9. Chile
  18. CHAPTER 10. In praise of railroads
  19. CHAPTER 11. Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina
  20. CHAPTER 12. Brazil
  21. CHAPTER 13. Canada
  22. CHAPTER 14. The United States
  23. CHAPTER 15. A few loose ends
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index