Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.36

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c15.36

The mines worked by government are mentioned as those of gold, silver, diamond, gems, precious stones and of other inferior metals like copper, lead (*sīsa*), tin (*trapu*), iron (*tīkshṇa* or *ayas*) and bitumen (*śilājatu*).

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