The Etruscans mined iron on this island centuries before Napoleon was exiled there
The Etruscans started mining and smelting the iron (great smelters, 
the ... Alexandre Dumas visited in the mid-19th century; the island of... [DOC] [TLE] What to see in Elba (other than the beach) | Tuscany Arts - Art ... [PAR] Apr 3, 2014 ... then the Etruscans, then the Romans who liked going there for ... Interestingly, 
the Medici changed the mining system from tunnel to open air.