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  2. Roman metallurgy - Wikipedia

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    Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal) was possibly the Roman province richest in mineral ore, containing deposits of gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron, and mercury. [2] From its acquisition after the Second Punic War to the Fall of Rome, Iberia continued to produce a significant amount of Roman metals. [3] Britannia was also very rich in metals.

  3. Mining in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Roman miners used double-sided hammers, broad sided pickaxes, [11] and picks that were usually made of iron. [12] [13] [14] Child laborers in ancient mines possibly carried baskets that were used to transport materials. [13] Another tool used by miners was the dolabra fossoria, which was capable of being used as a pickaxe or as a mattock.

  4. Tin sources and trade during antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Murowchick, R.E. (1991), The Ancient Bronze Metallurgy of Yunnan and its Environs: Development and Implications, Michigan: Ann Arbour; Penhallurick, R.D. (1986), Tin in Antiquity: its Mining and Trade Throughout the Ancient World with Particular Reference to Cornwall, London: The Institute of Metals, ISBN 0-904357-81-3

  5. Metals of antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Metal production in the ancient Middle East. The metals of antiquity are the seven metals which humans had identified and found use for in prehistoric times in Africa, Europe and throughout Asia: [1] gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron, and mercury.

  6. Coinage metals - Wikipedia

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    Gold, silver and bronze or copper were the principal coinage metals of the ancient world, the medieval period and into the late modern period when the diversity of coinage metals increased. Coins are often made from more than one metal, either using alloys, coatings (cladding/plating) or bimetallic configurations. While coins are primarily made ...

  7. Canada concerned about critical metals market manipulation ...

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    Canada, along with Australia and the U.S., is looking to develop its critical mineral supply chain to break the monopoly of China which controls over 90% of key metals that are crucial for energy ...

  8. Buried treasure of over 50,000 Roman coins discovered ... - AOL

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    The stash contains 766 coins with the image of roman general Marcus Aurelis Carausius, who ruled Britain from 286 A.D. to 293 A.D., the British Museum told CNN. The buried coins date from 253 A.D ...

  9. History of mineralogy - Wikipedia

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    The theory of exhalations was the point of departure for later ideas on the generation of metals in the earth, which we meet with Proclus, and which reigned throughout the middle ages. [1] Fibrous asbestos on muscovite. Ancient Greek terminology of minerals has also stuck through the ages with widespread usage in modern times.

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