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The History of Mining
Michael Coulson
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Description for The History of Mining
Hardcover. Traces the history of mining from those early moments when man first started using tools to the present day where metals continue to underpin economic activity in the post industrial age. This book examines the history of mining methods, important events, technological developments, and the firms and personalities that built the industry. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 988.
This book deals with the industry that forged the modern world. Throughout history metals and raw materials have underpinned human activity. So it is that the industry responsible for extracting these materials from the ground - mining - has been ever present throughout the history of civilisation, from the ancient world of the Egyptians and Romans, to the industrial revolution and the British Empire, and through to the present day, with mining firms well represented on the world's most important stock indexes including the FTSE100. This book traces the history of mining from those early moments when man first started ... Read more
This book deals with the industry that forged the modern world. Throughout history metals and raw materials have underpinned human activity. So it is that the industry responsible for extracting these materials from the ground - mining - has been ever present throughout the history of civilisation, from the ancient world of the Egyptians and Romans, to the industrial revolution and the British Empire, and through to the present day, with mining firms well represented on the world's most important stock indexes including the FTSE100. This book traces the history of mining from those early moments when man first started ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Petersfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781897597903
SKU
V9781897597903
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99-50
About Michael Coulson
Michael Coulson has been associated with the mining sector for over thirty years first working on the mining desk at James Capel in 1970, for many years the leading mining stockbroker in the City. In 1973 he joined Fielding Newson-Smith (later to become NatWest Markets) as a gold mining analyst where he began a long association with the South African ... Read more
Reviews for The History of Mining
There is much in Michael Coulson's magisterial history of mining that will be of inestimable value to anyone with an interest in this industry that touches all our lives.
Mark Bristow, Chief Executive, Randgold Resources
Mark Bristow, Chief Executive, Randgold Resources