Mining and mineral processing in Canada / by John Davis.: Z1-1955/2-41-30E-PDF
"Although numerous articles have been written about individual commodities such as iron ore, uranium, asbestos and nickel, few attempts have as yet been, made to discuss the mining sector of the Canadian economy as an integrated whole. In reviewing the markets which may be served by these industries and, at the same time, attempting to highlight the more significant effects which further developments in the field of technology are likely to have upon Canada's external trade in mineral products, we have made a start in this direction"--Preface.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, issuing body. |
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| Title | Mining and mineral processing in Canada / by John Davis. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Office]. Includes bibliographical references. Preface -- Summary -- Introduction -- Canadian Developments in Perspective -- The Physical Setting -- Over-All Growth and Shifts in Canadian Mining, 1926-55 -- Long-Term Market and Production Trends -- Reserves and Related Supply Considerations -- Technology and the Future -- The Role of Minerals in the Canadian Economy -- General Observations -- Appendices. |
| Publishing information | [Hull] : Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects : [Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery], October 1957. |
| Author / Contributor | Davis, John, 1916-1991 author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ix, 400 pages) : graphs, illustrations, maps |
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| Subject terms | Mineral industries -- Canada. Mines and mineral resources -- Canada. Mines -- Industrie -- Canada. Mines -- Canada. |
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