02462nam 22006011a 450 991046139040332120200520144314.01-283-63652-20-8263-5107-7(CKB)2670000000175951(EBL)1118944(SSID)ssj0000631118(PQKBManifestationID)11390406(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631118(PQKBWorkID)10591003(PQKB)11221754(MiAaPQ)EBC1118944(MdBmJHUP)muse17709(OCoLC)784959313(Au-PeEL)EBL1118944(CaPaEBR)ebr10547297(CaONFJC)MIL394898(EXLCZ)99267000000017595120110629d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA history of mining in Latin America[electronic resource] from the colonial era to the present /Kendall W. BrownAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Press20121 online resource (282 p.)Diálogos seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8263-5106-9 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.Brown's focus on the legendary mines at Potosí and comparison of its operations to those of other mines in Latin America is a well-written and accessible study that is the first to span the colonial era to the present.Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)Silver mines and miningBoliviaPotosHistoryMines and mineral resourcesLatin AmericaHistoryElectronic books.Silver mines and miningHistory.Mines and mineral resourcesHistory.333.8098Brown Kendall W.1949-936702MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461390403321A history of mining in Latin America2109816UNINA