Mining advances civilization

 

May 9, 2019



How important is mining for civilization? Thousands of years ago copper ore was work hardened to form crude tools. Much later copper was alloyed with tin ore to produce bronze, a semi-hard metal that could be cast into agricultural tools, gears, b...



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