Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy · 2016 · 84 citations · 1 references
HumanitiesArchaeologyHistoryAfrican HistoryMetallurgySurface MiningAfrican ArchaeologyMetallurgical ArchaeologyMine DevelopmentMining ArchaeologyMining GeologyMining PolicyAfrican MetallurgyCopper Mining ArchaeologyCopper Ore DepositsCopper ResourcesExotic Copper DepositsIndirect Colonial RuleMetal Mining ArchaeologyMetal Mining History
Mining had been going on in the region known today as Zambia long before the white settlers came on the scene. The mining was of a traditional and subsistence nature and confined to surface outcrop deposits. The natives of Zambia would melt and mould the copper into ingots used as a medium of exchange and other metal products, such as hand tools and weapons.
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