13 Those working and dealing in minerals
 

Coal workers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coal_mining
http://www.dmm.org.uk/educate/mineocc.htm
http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/index.html
http://cmtk3.webring.org/l/rd?ring=c...k%2FNMMA%2Ehtm

Welsh coalmining

http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/

Lancashire coalmining

http://www.jnadin1.50megs.com/

Nottinghamshire coalmining

http://nottinghamshireexminer.com/No...M-Area-History

Scottish coalmining

http://www.scottishminingmuseum.com/

Women and children in mining

http://www.balmaiden.co.uk/index.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....l/coalmain.htm
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/ashley.html
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e...al/source4.htm

Stone workers

http://www.showcaves.com/english/exp...RockMines.html

Masons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonemasonry#History

Potters

http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/colle...8e0ff228e27f00
http://www.chinafinders.com.au/Histories.asp

Glass workers

http://www.tukeandbloom.com/techniques.html
http://www.texasglass.com/glass_fact...y_of_Glass.htm

Blacksmiths

http://www.simongrant-jones.com/hist...lacksmith.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb..../~blacksmiths/

Whitesmiths

http://www.ehow.com/about_7216955_hi...nsmithing.html

Silversmiths and goldsmiths

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....ldsmiths-1.htm

Jewellers

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/article...ough-the-ages/

Copper workers

http://www.welshcopper.org.uk/en/copper-guides_FAQs.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest...perworks.shtml

Tin workers

http://www.tinplateworkers.co.uk/history.php

Zinc workers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_smelting#History

Lead workers

http://sine.ncl.ac.uk/view_structure...struct_id=1674

Brass workers

http://www.search.revolutionaryplaye...?resource=2022

Iron and steel workers

http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbana...egie-steel.htm

Reedmakers

http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/data/reedmakers.pdf