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| International Journal of Mining History | |
|---|---|
| Title | International Journal of Mining History |
| Discipline | Mining history; Industrial Revolution; Economic history |
| Language | English |
International Journal of Mining History is a peer-reviewed periodical devoted to the historical study of mining, metallurgy and extractive industries, their communities and technological development. It connects scholarship on Coalbrookdale, Cornwall and Devon mining, Wales mining regions and global episodes such as the Klondike Gold Rush, the California Gold Rush, and the South African gold rushes. Contributors examine intersections with figures and institutions including Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Alfred Nobel, Friedrich Engels, George Stephenson and organizations such as the Royal Society, British Geological Survey, US Geological Survey, and Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.
The journal traces roots to specialist seminars and conferences that gathered historians focused on sites like Broken Hill, Potosí, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Bingham Canyon Mine and regions including Bolivia, Chile, Australia, South Africa and Canada. Founding editors often came from universities and institutions associated with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, University of Pittsburgh, University of Queensland and museums such as the Science Museum, London and the Smithsonian Institution. Early editorial networks included scholars who had worked on projects linked to Historic England, National Trust (United Kingdom), Heritage New Zealand, and the National Archives (United Kingdom).
The journal covers technical histories involving innovations like the Davy lamp, steam engine, rotary drilling, blast furnace, and techniques developed by firms such as Babcock & Wilcox, Vickers Limited and Westinghouse Electric Company. Social histories examine labor and communities connected to unions and movements including the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, the National Union of Mineworkers (UK), the United Mine Workers of America and events such as the Tonypandy riots, Ludlow Massacre, Strike of 1984–85, and the Marikana massacre. Environmental and regulatory studies reference legislation and inquiries such as the Mines and Collieries Act 1842, the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1872, the Mines Safety and Inspection Act and commissions tied to the Royal Commission on Coal.
The editorial board typically includes historians, archaeologists and engineers affiliated with institutions like Imperial College London, Colorado School of Mines, University of Leeds, Australian National University, McGill University and societies including the Historical Metallurgy Society and the Society for Industrial Archaeology. Peer review follows standards employed by publishers such as Taylor & Francis, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and uses external referees drawn from scholars who have published on topics related to James Watt, Matthew Boulton, John Smeaton, George Stephenson and fieldwork at sites like Derbyshire lead mines, Sierra Leone mines, Sudbury Basin and Broken Hill.
Issues are normally organized by volume and number, resembling formats used by journals such as Mining Engineering (journal), Economic History Review and Technology and Culture. Distribution channels include academic libraries tied to the British Library, the Library of Congress, university repositories at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Sydney and museum libraries like the Natural History Museum, London. The journal has offered hardcopy and digital access models similar to those used by JSTOR, Project MUSE, and institutional subscription platforms managed by consortia such as Research Libraries UK.
Articles are indexed alongside related periodicals in bibliographic services including databases curated by Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO, and subject bibliographies maintained by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the Society for Historical Archaeology and regional archives covering Cornwall Record Office and the National Archives of Australia. Abstracting practices align with standards from bodies like the Committee on Publication Ethics and metadata schemas used by CrossRef.
The journal is cited in monographs and edited collections on mining history, industrial heritage and regional studies featuring authors associated with presses such as Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan and University of Minnesota Press. Its influence extends to heritage policy debates involving agencies such as English Heritage, Australian Heritage Council, South African Heritage Resources Agency and to curricula at departments including University of Birmingham, Leeds Beckett University and University of Newcastle (Australia). Reviews appear in outlets like the Times Higher Education, The Economist and specialist newsletters from the Mining History Association.
Special issues have focused on themes such as colonial mining in India, the archaeology of mining at Mesa Verde, the industrial landscapes of South Wales Coalfield, and comparative studies of metal extraction in Peru and Bolivia. Noteworthy articles analyze cases like the technological transformation at Plymouth Gin Distillery (as industrial context), the corporate histories of Rio Tinto Group, Anglo American plc, De Beers, and community studies of mining towns such as Easington Colliery, Aberfan and Brigus. Contributors have included scholars who also wrote on figures such as Alexander von Humboldt, Karl Marx, John Ruskin and institutions like the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Category:History journals Category:Mining history