Liberating Scotland's "slaves of the soil"
The dark labour history of Scottish coal mines
The dark labour history of Scottish coal mines
It spanned the world and outlasted empires, but the gold standard could not keep up with the printing press
When Slumach of the Coast Salish indigenous group was hanged for murder in 1891, he took the secret location of his rich gold mine with him
Scheming brokers, including a famous author's son, deceived many speculators during the Cobalt, Ontario silver rush
Houdini's advice on surviving in areas with very little air – such as underground mines
During the critical battles of World War One, skilled miners – many of them Canadian – made Allied victories possible
Interest in energy storage is on the rise, particularly in Ontario where high-power users face big penalties for drawing over their one megawatt limit. David Forde of Eco-H Technologies offers miners some work-arounds using energy storage.
