mining

One of the first guilds in Europe is founded by silver miners in Germany’s Harz Mountains.

The discovery of the Kimberley diamond field in South Africa has fueled exploitation and conflict.

In Sylvicultura Oeconomica, written in response to the widespread scarcity of wood throughout Europe, Hans Carl von Carlowitz summarizes extant forestry knowledge and supplements it with his own observations.

Mining for uranium begins in Australia, which holds 23% of the world’s proven estimated uranium reserves (1.2 million tons).

The process caused environmental destruction in large areas of Tasmania.