In fairly recent history, Nunavut has become of considerable interest to gold mining companies. Although conditions here are some of the harshest in the world, there are considerable mineral resources underneath the ice, and some adventurous prospectors have started giving Nunavut the attention that it rightly deserves. At the present time, Nunavet has only one […]
Canadian Mining
Gold Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador
The first gold discoveries in Newfoundland and Labrador were in the 1870’s. Although the height of the gold rush was relatively short lived, for a while there were many men prospecting the area in search of gold. Many of them ventured north from the eastern United States. The Baie Verte Fault runs across the country […]