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Mineral industry of Africa
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The second-largest mineral industry in the world is the mineral industry of Africa, which implies large quantities of resources due to Africa being the second largest continent, with 30.37 million square kilometres of land.
Quotes
The mining that went on in Africa left holes in the ground, and the pattern of agricultural production left African soils impoverished; but, in Europe, agricultural and mineral imports built a massive industrial complex.
Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa 1972 East African Publishers 978-9966-25-113-8 180
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Category:Mining
Category:Africa