Mining Archaeology

Mining Archaeology is a subfield of Industrial Archaeology that specifically investigates the material remains and spatial organization of past mining activities to understand the technological, economic, and social dimensions of mineral extraction within industrial heritage.

1.9K

Publications

69.8K

Citations

4.6K

Authors

1.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

359

Variants

Archaeology Of Mining

Parents

Industrial Archaeology

Children

Adit EntrancesCopper Mining ArchaeologyGold Mining ArchaeologyHaulage SystemsHistoric Mining TechnologyIndustrial Remains SurveyLandscape Archaeology Of MiningLead Mining ArchaeologyMetal Mining ArchaeologyMine Closure Archaeology

Publications

1.9K

Orogenic gold: Common or evolving fluid and metal sources through time

Richard J. Goldfarb, David I. Groves · Lithos · 2015 · 1K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Engineering +14

Underground excavations in rock

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1981 · 736 citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering +12

John F. Thompson, Richard H. Sillitoe, Timothy Baker et al. · Mineralium Deposita · 1999 · 497 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +13

The technology of extracting vanadium from stone coal in China: History, current status and future prospects

Yimin Zhang, Shenxu Bao, Tao Liu et al. · Hydrometallurgy · 2011 · 446 citations

Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mining Engineering +15

Highly oxidised gold skarn fluids evolution in the Mezcala deposit, Guerrero, Mexico

Gilles Lévresse, Eduardo Gonzáléz-Partida · Journal of Geochemical Exploration · 2003 · 423 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +14

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Authors

4.6K

EP
Ernst Pernicka
Curt Engelhorn Centre Archaeometry, Germany
28 publications · 1.9K citations
23
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TR
Thilo Rehren
University College London, United Kingdom
19 publications · 786 citations
17
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Ignacio Montero Ruíz
Instituto de Historia, Spain
13 publications · 408 citations
12
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ZS
Zofia Stos‐Gale
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
12 publications · 909 citations
12
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DI
David I. Groves
The University of Western Australia, Australia
13 publications · 1.6K citations
12
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Institutions

1.4K

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Venues

Journal of Archaeological Science
82 publications · 4.3K citations
37
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Ore Geology Reviews
59 publications · 2.5K citations
30
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Archaeometry
66 publications · 2.9K citations
30
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Mineralium Deposita
55 publications · 2.7K citations
27
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Antiquity
43 publications · 1.7K citations
26
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