Potash economics
How, as Saskatchewan expanded its new potash industry, it had to take steps to regulate production while also keeping prices competitive on the international market
How, as Saskatchewan expanded its new potash industry, it had to take steps to regulate production while also keeping prices competitive on the international market
How the Labrador Trough became the epicentre of Canadian iron ore mining in the 1950s
How the discovery of the Horne deposit in Quebec led to the Rouyn-Noranda mining rush
In this edition of Mining the Archives, we look at Alberta’s vast oil sands deposits, which required the development of specialized extraction methods before they could be successfully mined
How a remote area on the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border became a major region of base and precious metal mining
Mining the archives: how merging several operations in British Columbia’s Highland Valley created Canada’s largest copper mine