The Weight of Gold by Mica Jorgenson (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Weight of Gold by Mica Jorgenson Tells the story of the rise of Canadian gold mining and its environmental consequences in the Abitibi region of northern Ontario in the early twentieth century. The book connects Canadian gold mining to its international context and demonstrates how mining companies redistribute the harms associated with extraction to nearby communities. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mining in North America has long been criticized for its impact on the natural environment. Mica Jorgensons The Weight of Gold explores the history of Ontario, Canadas 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, Ontarios 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 Ontarios gold mines informed extractive knowledge which would go on to shape Canadas mining industry over the next century. Author Biography Mica 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 Skodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Stavanger in Norway. Table of Contents Cover PageMining and Society SeriesTitle PageCopyright PageContentsPreface: Mining StoriesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Mining Environment at Porcupine LakeChapter One: "Promise of Reward to the Prospector": Making Mines Out of Muskeg in Northern OntarioChapter Two: The Great Fire: Clearing the Way for Economies of Scale After 1911Chapter Three: No Energy for Industry: Powering the Porcupine into the 1920sChapter Four: Mine Waste: Environmental Disaster Above- and UndergroundChapter Five: World of Dust: The Rise of Canadian Silicosis ScienceConclusion: Industrial Dreams, Industrial NightmaresEpilogue: Living Well with Mined LandBibliographyNotesIndexAbout the Author Review The Weight of Gold makes a substantial contribution to the neglected history of mining in Canada through a detailed study of one of Canadas 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 Canadas 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 Canadas 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 Details ISBN1647791049 Author Mica Jorgenson Publisher University of Nevada Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1647791049 ISBN-13 9781647791049 Format Hardcover Illustrator Raymond Leung Imprint University of Nevada Press Birth 1799 Death 1850 Affiliation Tidewater Community College Position Senior Lecturer of Archaeology Qualifications Sir Series Mining and Society Series Place of Publication Reno Country of Publication United States Illustrations 8 illustrations AU Release Date 2023-06-06 NZ Release Date 2023-06-06 UK Release Date 2023-06-06 Pages 229 Publication Date 2023-06-30 DEWEY 622.34220971 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2023-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159088766;

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