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“ Everything has its limit – iron ore cannot be educated into gold .”
— Mark Twain
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From the steel used in our skyscrapers to the tin cans of our drinks , metals have become an indelible part of our lives . Mercury seduced us in our search for immortality while gold has both created and destroyed empires . These are just some of the metals that have played vital roles in our shared history .
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Join us as we explore the long and complex history of metals in our ASIAN Geographic Metal Edition . From the metals that shaped our civilisations to those that formed the basis of our faith and cultures , we ’ ll discover why these materials have been so essential to human progress in a myriad of different fields – and why we can ill afford to use up these finite resources .
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Elizabeth LIM