由近代考古工作证明,我国最晚大约于四千年前,就在现今的甘肃省开始开采铜矿和铅矿。商代(公元前1600～1100年)铜、锡、铝矿已大量开采;西周时设有矿官,负责矿业的组织管理。文章着重引证了内蒙林西露天古铜矿和湖北铜录山古铜矿井的出土文物资料,说明我国开采矿业历史悠久,古代劳动人民在采矿技术方面有很多发明创造,做出了很大贡献。 It has been proven by modern archeological work that our country began mining copper and lead mines in present-day Gansu Province about 4,000 years ago. During the Shang Dynasty (1600 ~ 1100 BC), copper, tin and aluminum mines have been mined extensively. In the Western Zhou Dynasty there were mines who were responsible for the organization and management of mines. The paper mainly cites the unearthed cultural relics of the open-air copper mine in West Inner Mongolia and the bronze mine in Tonglushan, Hubei Province, which shows that the mining industry in our country has a long history. The ancient working people have many inventions and innovations in mining technology and have made great contributions.