Description
Everything that we use as a modern society has its origins in the rocks and minerals of Earth, but humans have relied on the natural resources for thousands of years. Mining for these needed resources is one of the oldest of human activities, beginning with materials to make spear and arrow points during the Stone Age to copper and tin to make the Bronze Age possible. The quest for resources continues today, and although we are searching for many new minerals to electrify our transportation infrastructure or power the newest Artificial Intelligence, much of the mining process used to extract these resources would look very familiar to miners from previous centuries. Mining also has a long history in Texas, and in this presentation, we will discuss some of the major mineral resources found in our state and in the San Antonio area, and explore the economic and social impacts associated with the hunt for mineral resources.
