Canada’s first rock salt mine

Ailbhe Goodbody

How an accidental discovery of salty water in a well led to the development of Nova Scotia’s salt industry

Potash economics

Ailbhe Goodbody

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

Like oil and water

Ailbhe Goodbody

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