A history of mining in Latin America [electronic resource] : from the colonial era to the present / Kendall W. Brown.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The lure of gold, the wealth of silver -- Potosí and colonial Latin American mining -- Spanish and Portuguese colonialism and mining labor -- Workers' response to colonial mining -- New nations resurrect their mining industry -- The technological and social dimensions of modern mining -- Miners and revolution -- Mining, harmony, and the environment.

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