Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t11.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t11.1
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India was rich in mineral wealth and so in ancient India mining was an important industry. The principle kinds of ores obtained from mines were iron, copper, tin, lead, silver (hiraṇṇa or ruppa), gold (suvaṇṇa) and diamond.¹³² Kāliyadīva possessed rich mines of gold, jewels and diamond.¹³³ Iron and other metals were obtained by fusion.¹³⁴