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From the records of foreign travellers and historians like Megasthenes, Pliny, Fa Hien, Huen Tsang (7th century), Al Bīrūnī (11th century), Tavernier (1665-69) information on mining and trade of various metals and gemstones, use of steel and other alloys in India in the various ages is found. Techniques of mining copper, lead and zinc, gold and diamond, etc was well developed and the process of development continued till the beginning of Medieval period.