1746 in Britain
Gold Mining on 1774, In Arizona first open pit copper mine opened at Ajo in 1917.
Mining starts in Nevada in 1849 with the discovery of gold in a stream of Carson River.
It first started in 1861. I had to do an assignment on bauxite :P
Because humans discovered that it was a real useful fuel.
There IS no mining in Antarctica- it is protected by international treaty.
coal mining, gold mining
By 1906 a boom had developed in copper mining in Ely
They started mining in the early morning, around sunrise.
There is no mining activity in Antarctica: it is prohibited by the Antarctic Treaty.
Iron is the most abundant of the three, you should see it first when mining. As well as this, diamond and gold only appear on lower levels, iron can be found almost as soon as you start digging.
1989
Large mining companies