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First Published in 1990. This collection of essays is intended shed light upon key issues in the history of mining and metallurgy: issues such as investment and organisation; professionalisation; the impact of technological change; and the problematic relationship between mineral wealth and sustained economic development.

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Author:   Charles Harvey (University of Strathclyde, UK) ,  Jon Press (Bath Spa University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780714634104

ISBN 10:   0714634107
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   07 November 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Issues in the History of Mining and Metallurgy, Charles Harvey, Jon Press; Chapter 2 Serendipity or Economics? Tin and the Theory of Mineral Discovery and Development, 1800-1920, Derek Matthews; Chapter 3 Mineral Production, Organisation and Technological Change: The Coeur D'alene District of Idaho, 1890-1933, Roger Burt; Chapter 4 'Copperopolis': The Rise and Fall of the Copper Industry in the Swansea District, 1826-1921, Edmund Newell; Chapter 5 The City and International Mining, 1870-1914, Charles Harvey, Jon Press; Chapter 6 Southern African Mining Interests in Australia Before 1939, Simon Katzenellenbogen; Chapter 7 Strategic Responses to Foreign Competition: The British Coal Industry and the 1930 Coal Mines Act, Trevor Boyns; Chapter 8 Metal Mining and Canadian Economic Development to 1939, Alexander C. Dow;

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