Publisher's Synopsis
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. This book 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.
