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Minería En Galicia
Las costas gallegas han sido parada obligatoria desde hace unos 3000 años, cuando los fenicios buscaban el codiciado estaño. Los romanos llegaron a desviar el río Sil por el oro, y la pugna entre nazis y aliados por el estratégico wolframio son otros ejemplos de la abundante y variada riqueza que alberga el suelo gallego y que se traduce en la tercera producción minera de España.
Anticipemos que el sector de la minería en general es muy peculiar, en el sentido de que su actividad se fundamenta en la extracción de recursos naturales (en general escasos) y no renovables. El panorama económico mundial revela con claridad que incluso la abundancia de recursos naturales (como los mineros) no garantiza el desarrollo de un país o región. No obstante, su existencia ofrece amplias posibilidades de prosperidad económica y modernidad a las zonas que los poseen.
Todo el mundo necesita de los recursos energéticos. De una u otra forma los utilizamos en cada día de nuestra vida; proporcionan fuerza, calor, luz…
Encabezados por el petróleo, los recursos fósiles son los que aportan el mayor porcentaje del total de la energía que se consume en el mundo; en el caso del carbón es necesario decir que es la fuente no renovable menos utilizada en España y en la UE (con una clara tendencia a su sustitución por otras menos contaminantes).
La importancia de nuestros recursos no ha dejado de crecer desde sus primeras aplicaciones; en la Revolución Industrial se disparó el consumo y la tecnología para aprovechar la energía de los minerales (el carbón se empieza a utilizar como fuente de energía en el año 1200). En el contexto de las dos Guerras Mundiales, y con finalidades bélicas, adquieren importante protagonismo las extracciones gallegas de wolframio y estaño. Desde los años 60, se fue reduciendo la actividad minera, debido a la posibilidad de importar recursos más baratos y la utilización del petróleo.
Desde los años 90, la minería se adapta a la política común de la UE, que provoca

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