This book investigates the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB), one of the oldest and largest mining areas not only in Poland but also in Europe. Using uniform res

Works from an exhibition that proves mining can be as sublime as it is destructive. Landscapes of Extraction explores the art of mining, which completely transf

Exploring the development of California and the relationship between the built environments of the mercury-mining industry and the emerging ethnic identities an

This book explores an industry that was of profound importance both in terms of the local economy and the history of mining nationally, but is long forgotten: t

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