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Mining

Mining

1. Open Pit Mining

2. Underground (Shaft) Mining

3. Issues Facing Mining in Canada

4. Improving Canada’s Mining Industry

Open Pit Mining

Open Pit Mining

A simple layered open pit mine.

Open Pit Mining

A digging wheel at work.

Open Pit Mining

A digging wheel close-up.

Bigger size = greater efficiency, right?!

Open Pit Mining

Underground (Shaft) Mining

Underground (Shaft) Mining

Wire mesh to prevent loose rocks from falling.

Underground (Shaft) Mining

Temporary support beams

Underground (Shaft) Mining

A scooptram at work.

Issues Facing the Mining Industry

• Negative Impact on the Environment

• Abandoned Mines

• Loss of Jobs

• Echo Effect

• Exhausting the Supply

• Staying Competitive

• Boom-Bust Towns

Mining Centres in Canada

Off Shore Oil Rigs