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The Story of Island Copper by Aspinall, Craig
Aspinall, Craig
Bhp Minerals 3/1/96 0969972806 / 9780969972808 Hardcover New - out-of-print and rare to find a new copy - dust jacket preserved with soft mylar, clear archival cover
In the mid-1800s, Scottish and Welsh miners came by boat and pack train to the shores of Rupert Inlet, on Vancouver Island's northern tip. Scheduled to dose in 1995, the Island Copper Mine has produced tonnes of copper concentrate, molybdenum, gold and silver.At its peak, the mine employed some 900 men and women from around the world. In this book they describe in their own words how they built the mine and the community, how their unique extracting and waste-disposal practices made them world leaders in mining and environmental technology, how they weathered two economic recessions, and how they carried their expertise to points all over the globe.
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66.88 USD
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