Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.357
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.357
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The chief mineral products are tin, iron, gold, and coal. The peninsula, with the islands adjacent to it, contains by far the most extensive tin fields in the world, and supplies nearly one-third of the world's output of that metal. Gold mines exist in Pahang, Kelantan, and Perak, and they are known to have been worked even in very ancient times. Among other mineral products may be mentioned copper, mercury, lead, silver, zinc, and coal.¹