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Sandlos, John, 1970-
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Mines and mineral resources -- Canada -- History.
Mines and mineral resources -- Canada.
Mineral industries -- Canada -- History.
Mineral industries -- Canada.
Mining corporations -- Canada -- History.
Miners -- Canada.
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Sandlos, John, 1970-
Mines and mineral resources -- Canada -- History.
Mines and mineral resources -- Canada.
Mineral industries -- Canada -- History.
Mineral industries -- Canada.
Mining corporations -- Canada -- History.
Miners -- Canada.
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Mining country : a history of Canada's mines and miners / John Sandlos and Arn Keeling.
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Sandlos, John, 1970-
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, 2021.
Call #:
622
.0971
S217m
Subjects
Mines and mineral resources -- Canada -- History.
Mines and mineral resources -- Canada.
Mineral industries -- Canada -- History.
Mineral industries -- Canada.
Mining corporations -- Canada -- History.
Miners -- Canada.
ISBN:
9781459413535 (lib. bdg.)
Description:
224 p. : col. ill.; 28 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-219) and index.
Summary:
"Mining has a significant presence in every part of Canada - from east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of the people and companies who pushed mining into new territories, created new towns and generated jobs by the thousands. It highlights the experiences of those who lived and worked in mining settlements across the country, as well as the rise of major mining companies and the emergence of Toronto and Vancouver as centres of global mining finance. It also addresses the effects these developments have had on Indigenous communities and the environmental changes and challenges that have accompanied mining at every step. Mining Country is richly illustrated with more than 150 photos drawn from the well-recorded history up to the present. The story begins with the development of copper mining and trading networks among pre-contact Indigenous groups in Canada. Industrial scale mining of iron and coal emerged in Quebec and Nova Scotia in the eighteenth century. The book describes the growth of mining towns in northern Ontario, Quebec and western Canada in the nineteenth century, and the famous Cariboo and Klondike Gold Rushes. Demand for strategic minerals and metals during the Second World War and the Cold War pushed development into remote northern regions. The most recent period embraces the North West Territories diamond rush and controversial expansion into Ontario's "Ring of Fire" region. Much has been written about the history of individual mining towns, mine unions and mining companies. This book offers a readable account of the full scope of this key industry's story, in words and a collection of carefully researched and selected visuals."--From publisher.
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Keeling, Arn.
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