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Introduction
1 Introduction to Mining
2 Mineral Economics
3 Government Role and Influence in Mining
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INTRODUCTION
HOWARD L. HARTMAN
utensils and the lethalness of his weapons by an order of magnitude when his mineral frontiers first extended beyond the nonmetallics to the metallics. And the discovery and utilization of the
first of the mineral fuels (coal) in the late 13th century AD
carried civilization another quantum leap forward.
Much is learned both of mining development and human
civilization when plotting a chronology of historical events. It is
astonishing how well they correlate. In fact, one can track the
major migrations of civilization westward and the discovery of
the New World with the insatiable lust for mineral wealth.