Mining in the Americas : stories and history /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waszkis, Helmut
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Eng. : Woodhead, 1993.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 280 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages260-272 and index.
ISBN:1845699084
9781845699086