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

Copper consolidation

Ailbhe Goodbody

Mining the archives: how merging several operations in British Columbia’s Highland Valley created Canada’s largest copper mine

Sudbury becomes a major nickel producer

Ailbhe Goodbody

In this edition of Mining the Archives, we examine the development of Sudbury as a Canadian nickel hub, which later became an example of how pollution-impacted lands can be reclaimed successfully