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Overview"Mining in North America has long been criticized for its impact on the natural environment. Mica Jorgenson's The Weight of Gold explores the history of Ontario, Canada's rise to prominence in the gold mining industry, while detailing a series of environmental crises related to extraction activities. In Ontario in 1909, the discovery of exceptionally rich hard rock gold deposits in the Abitibi region in the north precipitated industrial development modeled on precedents in Australia, South Africa, and the United States. By the late 1920s, Ontario's mines had reached their maturity, and in 1928, Minister of Mines Charles McRae called Canada ""the mineral treasure house to [the] world."" Mining companies increasingly depended upon their ability to redistribute the burdens of mining onto surrounding communities—a strategy they continue to use today—both at home and abroad. Jorgenson connects Canadian gold mining to its international context, revealing that Ontario's gold mines informed extractive knowledge which would go on to shape Canada's mining industry over the next century." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mica JorgensonPublisher: University of Nevada Press Imprint: University of Nevada Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781647791049ISBN 10: 1647791049 Pages: 229 Publication Date: 30 June 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"Cover Page Mining and Society Series Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface: Mining Stories Acknowledgments Introduction: The Mining Environment at Porcupine Lake Chapter One: ""Promise of Reward to the Prospector"": Making Mines Out of Muskeg in Northern Ontario Chapter Two: The Great Fire: Clearing the Way for Economies of Scale After 1911 Chapter Three: No Energy for Industry: Powering the Porcupine into the 1920s Chapter Four: Mine Waste: Environmental Disaster Above- and UndergroundChapter Five: World of Dust: The Rise of Canadian Silicosis Science Conclusion: Industrial Dreams, Industrial Nightmares Epilogue: Living Well with Mined Land Bibliography Notes Index About the Author"ReviewsThe Weight of Gold makes a substantial contribution to the neglected history of mining in Canada through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. The book will be read with interest by scholars in environmental history and Canadian history. --Jeremy Mouat, professor emeritus of history, University of Alberta, author of Metal Mining in Canada, 1840-1950 This book makes a substantial contribution to the history of mining through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. More than just a profile of a single mine or camp, this study situates the Porcupine within global trends, networks, and developments in early twentieth-century mining, while also illustrating how the Porcupine cemented Canada's place as a leading mining nation. --Arn Keeling, professor of geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, coeditor of Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and Memory The Weight of Gold makes a substantial contribution to the neglected history of mining in Canada through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. The book will be read with interest by scholars in environmental history and Canadian history. -Jeremy Mouat, professor emeritus of history, University of Alberta, author of Metal Mining in Canada, 1840-1950 This book makes a substantial contribution to the history of mining through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. More than just a profile of a single mine or camp, this study situates the Porcupine within global trends, networks, and developments in early twentieth-century mining, while also illustrating how the Porcupine cemented Canada's place as a leading mining nation. -Arn Keeling, professor of geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, coeditor of Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and Memory Author InformationMica Jorgenson, PhD, is an environmental historian specializing in natural resource history, especially gold mining and forestry. She has held postdoctoral positions at the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship in Canada and as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Stavanger in Norway. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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