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*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/colour-of-money/article4837367.ece  "Colour of money"] by P. Anima, June 21, 2013 ''The Hindu''. "When the British scoured the mountains and valleys of Malabar for gold". Source: Regional Archives Kozhikode
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/colour-of-money/article4837367.ece  "Colour of money"] by P. Anima, June 21, 2013 ''The Hindu''. "When the British scoured the mountains and valleys of Malabar for gold". Source: Regional Archives Kozhikode


===Rubies===
===Rubies and Jade===
*"The Expedition to the Ruby Mines of Upper Burma (A Short Sketch) by Captain W. N. Lloyd, R.A. ''Minutes of Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution Volume 15 1888'' [http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/pdf/Lloyd-1888-The-Expedition-to-the-Ruby-Mines-of-Upper-Burma-Journal-of-the-Royal-Artillery-p-435-short.pdf pdf version] [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:9OHNPoGCAH0J:www.ruby-sapphire.com/pdf/Lloyd-1888-The-Expedition-to-the-Ruby-Mines-of-Upper-Burma-Journal-of-the-Royal-Artillery-p-435-short.pdf+Mountain+Artillery+mule+loads&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgvFcnR1KYrhgOjugAHAwn3ViaxXGxCUMDe3tgkGiub_66WQvKeX_aHEZPMEvb-o4wETkKXQ90zJaC-1ZYME1-3B06U7LAPJMEPc9QnSzMjq886dISsX3F75yganOvoOWYyUJvQ&sig=AHIEtbRcKUI-ArxxLfpr4vGHlr2_cTonSA html version] ruby-sapphire.com.(Scroll past the Contents pages)
*"The Expedition to the Ruby Mines of Upper Burma (A Short Sketch) by Captain W. N. Lloyd, R.A. ''Minutes of Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution Volume 15 1888'' [http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/pdf/Lloyd-1888-The-Expedition-to-the-Ruby-Mines-of-Upper-Burma-Journal-of-the-Royal-Artillery-p-435-short.pdf pdf version] [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:9OHNPoGCAH0J:www.ruby-sapphire.com/pdf/Lloyd-1888-The-Expedition-to-the-Ruby-Mines-of-Upper-Burma-Journal-of-the-Royal-Artillery-p-435-short.pdf+Mountain+Artillery+mule+loads&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgvFcnR1KYrhgOjugAHAwn3ViaxXGxCUMDe3tgkGiub_66WQvKeX_aHEZPMEvb-o4wETkKXQ90zJaC-1ZYME1-3B06U7LAPJMEPc9QnSzMjq886dISsX3F75yganOvoOWYyUJvQ&sig=AHIEtbRcKUI-ArxxLfpr4vGHlr2_cTonSA html version] ruby-sapphire.com.(Scroll past the Contents pages)
*[http://www.palagems.com/burma_ruby.htm  "Fire-Hearted Pebbles from Burma"] by C.M. Enriquez, reprinted from ''Asia Magazine'', October, 1930, Vol. 30, No. 10, pp. 722–725, 733. , is about the ruby mines of Burma and  the Burma Ruby Mines Company. Palagems.com
*[http://www.palagems.com/burma_ruby.htm  "Fire-Hearted Pebbles from Burma"] by C.M. Enriquez, reprinted from ''Asia Magazine'', October, 1930, Vol. 30, No. 10, pp. 722–725, 733. , is about the ruby mines of Burma and  the Burma Ruby Mines Company. Palagems.com
*[http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/burma-jade-mines.htm Burma’s jade mines: An Annotated Occidental History] by Richard W Hughes.


===Salt===
===Salt===

Revision as of 11:31, 22 December 2013

Including Geology and the Geological Survey of India

Related articles

External links

General

  • "History Of Mining In India - Circa 1400 - 1800 And Technology Status" by S Bagchi and A K Ghose Indian Journal of History of Science 15(1):25-29, May 1980 html version, original pdf

Coal

Diamonds

Gold

  • "Colour of money" by P. Anima, June 21, 2013 The Hindu. "When the British scoured the mountains and valleys of Malabar for gold". Source: Regional Archives Kozhikode

Rubies and Jade

Salt

Individuals

Historical books online

General

Coal

Diamonds

  • "The Diamond Mines of India" Chapter 8, The Diamond by W.R. Cattelle 1911 Archive.org
  • Travels in India by Jean Baptiste Tavernier, baron of Aubonne, tr. from the original French edition of 1676, with a biographical sketch of the author, notes, appendices, etc., by V. Ball. 1889 Archive.org Volume 1, Volume 2. Includes an account of diamond mining in India at the time of his visits, including 1652

Gold

Rubies

Tin

Recommended Reading

  • Science and the Changing Environment in India 1780-1920: A Guide to Sources in the India Office Records by Richard Axelby and Savithri Preetha Nair 2009. For a review of this book see Research guides reading list. The guide is arranged in eleven chapters including one in respect of geology. Section A is "Mineral Resources" and the introduction to this reads: "Of the minerals which detail the discovery and extraction of the mineral resources of India, those on coal and iron are arranged geographically. There follows lists of sources for other minerals and metals, including copper, diamonds and precious stones, gold, lead, limestone, oil, stone, shale and slate, tin , silver, saltpetre, borax and antimony. Further reports on the mineral resources of India are in the series of publications of the Geological Survey of India. " This chapter is eleven pages long and covers a lot of references. Available through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop

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