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The town of Ladysmith was one of the most important coal-mining communities on Vancouver Island during the early twentieth century. The Ladysmith miners had a r

Mining has had a significant presence in every part of Canada — from the east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of those who built

This report provides concise information on the Canadian mineral industry. Chapters cover the following: the early history of the industry; the history of prosp

The Crowsnest Pass is famous for the tragic rock slide at Frank in 1903, but almost as famous are the many coal-mining tragedies that afflicted the region in th

Beginning early in the nineteenth century, thousands of Canadian boys, some as young as eight, laboured underground - driving pit ponies along narrow passageway