The Mine Finders
Name/Title
The Mine FindersEntry/Object ID
2022.138.01Tags
Mining History, Mining Industry, Prospecting History, Gold Mining, Silver Mining, Canadian History, Iron Mining, Uranium Mining, Copper MiningScope and Content
Book discussing the history of mining and prospecting in Canada.Context
The book discusses the history of the mining and prospecting industries in Canada. It covers both the discovery process of finding mineral deposits as well as all of the famous deposit spots throughout Canada. It also covers the scientific aspects of mining and geology. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. The Beginning of it All 2. Prospectors and Prospecting 3. The Call of Mountain Gold 4. Gold in the Klondike 5. The Silver Right-of-Way 6. The Golden Dome and Hollinger 7. Old Nick's Bewitched Metal 8. Iron - Steep rock to Labrador 9. The Gold of Matchee Manitou 10. A $255 Stake Became Noranda 11. "Far Away" Mineral Treasure 12. The Flin Flon Mines 13. Uranium for the Nuclear Age 14. Canada's Maritime Mines 15. Climax and Molybdenum 16. Moly For a Steel-Hungry World 17. The Ocean Treasure House 18. Dakota Gold and Desert Copper 19. The Golden Rand 20. Under the Baobab Tree 21. The Copperbelt of Zambia 22. Diggers Down Under 23. Cassiar's White Plume 24. The Story of McIntyre Porcupine 25. Making a Mine: The Dynasty Story 26. First Find in a Century 27. Lornex in Highland Valley 28. Scientific Mine Finding in Action 29. "But You've Found a Mine" 30. The Foundation of a NationCollection
Mining HistoryCataloged By
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