The rich hill of Potosi |
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Authors: | Tony Waltham |
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Affiliation: | Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK |
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Abstract: | Silver mining in Bolivia exploited the richest hill on Earth to finance the imperial Spanish in the 16th century. The mines still operate at Potosi today, with primitive conditions underground, but silver production may be boosted by new geological understanding. |
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