Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c38.s2.3

v2.c38.s2.3

The valuable ore body has been known in the Vedic literature as nidhi (RV, 2.24.6 etc.). Mining was known in elementary form. The mined product khanitrima (7.49.2) was obtained by using digging tool or khanitra (1.179.6). Grinding (1.28.4), using muṣala or pestle and ulukhala or mortar (1.28.1-6) was done before the ore-body was put into the furnace.