Ores
Mining ores to obtain metals marked the metal ages of human prehistory. Copper, bronze (an alloy of copper and tin), iron, silver and gold were used to make weapons, money, and ornamental objects. Modern civilisations have largely relied on mineral resources, today's computers and mobile devices contain valuable metals within them, such as copper, aluminium, tin, nickel, litjium and gold.
Ores/mineral ores or metallic mineral resources – minerals or mineral aggregates, concentrated in certain areas of the Earth's crust, in which metals are present in such quantities that their extraction is economically viable. The term "mineral" is derived from the Latin word mineralis, meaning "ore," i.e., "from the mine," and originates from the earliest period when humans used various minerals to extract different metals.
Learn moreGeorgius Agricola, (1494–1555) – German scientist, humanist and natural historian, considered the founder of geology, minerology and mining.
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Georgius Agricola