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==External links==
 
===Diamonds===
 
===Diamonds===
*Early Records of Diamond Mining in India [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:OrLzpePhwbAJ:www.10ikcbangalore.com/docs/10th_IKC_Ext_Abst_sample.pdf+Diamond+Mine+British+India&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj1TGGenRmUo-yj-IyBgndmdobEnFNBfY0IzVtMgbrMWSRZSA3hcogrDoLKIkIctKhGxSrnYvWnj0-GFyR-trT2aAUtdQSg5siiC5X_e-sGlqm3z8w-DRRqV8hXQ3AmY-cYc8D-&sig=AHIEtbS1k1e_qAirATkHKMwFL8KKJrOOhg html version] [http://www.10ikcbangalore.com/docs/10th_IKC_Ext_Abst_sample.pdf original pdf] Extended Abstract for a paper by Fareeduddin  and R.H. Sawakar at the 10th International Kimberlite Conference, Bangalore 2012.
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*Early Records of Diamond Mining in India [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:OrLzpePhwbAJ:www.10ikcbangalore.com/docs/10th_IKC_Ext_Abst_sample.pdf+Diamond+Mine+British+India&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj1TGGenRmUo-yj-IyBgndmdobEnFNBfY0IzVtMgbrMWSRZSA3hcogrDoLKIkIctKhGxSrnYvWnj0-GFyR-trT2aAUtdQSg5siiC5X_e-sGlqm3z8w-DRRqV8hXQ3AmY-cYc8D-&sig=AHIEtbS1k1e_qAirATkHKMwFL8KKJrOOhg html version] [http://www.10ikcbangalore.com/docs/10th_IKC_Ext_Abst_sample.pdf original pdf] Extended Abstract of a paper by Fareeduddin  and R.H. Sawakar at the 10th International Kimberlite Conference, Bangalore 2012.
 
*[http://www.minelinks.com/alluvial/diamondGeology2.html Diamond In India: Historical Review Of Diamond Geology And Mining] by Rafal Swiecki, geological engineer. Click at the bottom of the page for more pages. www.minelinks.com/alluvial
 
*[http://www.minelinks.com/alluvial/diamondGeology2.html Diamond In India: Historical Review Of Diamond Geology And Mining] by Rafal Swiecki, geological engineer. Click at the bottom of the page for more pages. www.minelinks.com/alluvial
 
**Includes [http://www.minelinks.com/alluvial/diamondGeology_1.html  Map of Diamond Fields in India]
 
**Includes [http://www.minelinks.com/alluvial/diamondGeology_1.html  Map of Diamond Fields in India]
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*[http://pakistaniat.com/2007/06/14/khewra-salt-mines-of-pakistan/ Khewra Salt Mines of Pakistan] 14 June 2007 All Things Pakistan
 
*[http://pakistaniat.com/2007/06/14/khewra-salt-mines-of-pakistan/ Khewra Salt Mines of Pakistan] 14 June 2007 All Things Pakistan
 
====Historical books online====
 
====Historical books online====
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/amanualgeologyi00mallgoog#page/n6/mode/2up ''A Manual of the Geology of India Part 3. Economic Geology''] by V. Ball. 1881 Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/amanualgeologyi00mallgoog#page/n14/mode/2up Contents] Includes sections on Diamonds, Gold etc etc
 
=====Coal=====
 
=====Coal=====
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/miningengineer23goog#page/n9/mode/1up  The Mining engineer Volume 32 1906-1907], page 203 (computer page n284) mentions the Giridih Coal- Field, Bengal
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/miningengineer23goog#page/n9/mode/1up  The Mining engineer Volume 32 1906-1907], page 203 (computer page n284) mentions the Giridih Coal- Field, Bengal

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Records at the British Library

  • 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. The guide is arranged in eleven chapters including one in respect of geology. Available through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop

External links

Diamonds

Rubies

  • "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

Salt

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
  • Madras District Gazetteers: The Nilgiris by W Francis 1908 Archive.org, page 13 (computer page n23) gives a history of gold mining in the area around Wynaad in the Nilgiris which had been abandoned by the early 1900’s. Mentions the Alpha Gold Mining Company, the Phoenix, Balcarres and Richmond mines and the Indian Glenrock (Wynaad) Co.
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