Do you know about Chinese bronze? Chinese have already knew the mining technique before Shang dynasty(before 1600 B.C.). Here are the pics. read more
But,if we regard stones as a kind of mine, the mining industry in China have already started before the stone age. read more
The history of coal mining goes back thousands of years. It became important in the Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries, when it was primarily used to power steam engines, heat buildings and generate electricity. read more