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Mining
Geography of Canada
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Mining
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Open Pit Mining
Underground (Shaft) Mining
Issues Facing Mining in Canada
Improving Canada’s Mining Industry
Open Pit Mining
Open Pit Mining
A simple layered open pit mine.
Open Pit Mining
A digging wheel at work.
Open Pit Mining
A digging
wheel
close-up.
Bigger
size =
greater
efficiency,
right?!
Open Pit Mining
Underground (Shaft) Mining
Underground (Shaft) Mining
Wire mesh to prevent loose rocks from falling.
Underground (Shaft) Mining
Temporary support beams
Underground (Shaft) Mining
A scooptram at work.
Issues Facing the Mining Industry
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Negative Impact on the Environment
Abandoned Mines
Loss of Jobs
Echo Effect
Exhausting the Supply
Staying Competitive
Boom-Bust Towns
Mining Centres in Canada
Off Shore Oil Rigs