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.
Readership
Experts, engineers and managers in research institutes for mining, mining companies, university students and academics in the fields of mining
Table of Contents
- Pre-Colombian origins; Early Spanish endeavours; Mexico; Central America; South of the Spanish Main; Peru; Bolivia; In praise of horses, llamas, camels – but mostly mules; Chile; In praise of railroads; Paraguay; Brazil; Canada; The United States; A few loose ends.
Product details
- No. of pages: 304
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 1993
- Published: October 31, 1993
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9781845699086
About the Author
Helmut Waszkis
Affiliations and Expertise
formerly Philipp Brothers