A Brief History Of The Mining Industry In India – M/S ...
May 18, 2017· The History Of Indian Mining Industry. The first record of any mining activity in India dates back to 1774 when an English Company was allowed by the East India Company to mine coal in Raniganj. Then, the first Indian oil well was drilled in Digboi in 1866. After that, in the year 1880, M/s John Taylor Sons Ltd. started mining gold in the ...