lead mining

During the 19th century, a major industry in the area was lead mining.

In the past it was well known as a lead mining centre.

As a result, lead mining was one of the first economic activities in the region.

In Roman times the town was a centre for lead mining.

Education on health and the dangers of lead mining is also being given to local people.

The remains show the importance of the lead mining history to this area.

Not a pretty picture but a glimpse of an old lead mining centre.

The village grew very slowly with the development of the local lead mining industry.

Australia is one of the leading mining nations in the world.

Mineral Point remained an important lead mining center during the 1840s.

The area around the town was historically known for silver and lead mining.

It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining industry.

The village grew again in the eighteenth century around lead mining.

The company is one of the leading mining companies in Turkey with its land portfolio.

The area used to be known for lead mining.

At that time, the main industry in west Northumberland was lead mining.

Farming is still important to the village, though at one time (18th Century) it was also a centre of lead mining.

Frederick also became one of the new nation's leading mining counties in the early 19th century.

Lead mining flourished around here in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Since Tudor times, until the late 19th century, lead mining was an important industry around the village.

At its peak, it was a centre for lead mining lasting hundreds of years.

Formerly dominated by lead mining, industrial growth began in the 1930s.

South Africa is one of the world's leading mining and mineral-processing countries.

We are one of the world's leading mining countries, and our government continues to do its part to keep Canada at the forefront.

The gritty character of the area was grounded in the long since gone lead mining industry.