MORE THAN FREE GOLD Mineral Exploration in Canada Since World War II
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Gold, silver, uranium, base metals, and, not least, diamonds! Read about the spectacular discoveries and stories, and the science and economics of this industry that is vital to Canada's prosperity.
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By Michael Barnes
ISBN# 9781897113905
In 1946 mining engineer Arnold Hoffman published a highly popular book called
GOLD - The Story of Canadian Mining. The work covered the successes of the industry
to the end of World War II.
Now More Than Free Gold continues the story of the search for fortunes in the
ground over the six decades since 1946.
Any endeavour which brings in $45 billion annually to the Canadian economy,
contributes 600,000 direct and indirect jobs, provides two-thirds of the rail
revenue in the country and three-quarters of the traffic through its ports will
spark the interest of many.
Miners north of the 49th parallel produce sixty commodities sought by world markets
and our diamonds now rank fourth globally by value of production.
Here is the story of this vast nationwide undertaking. Follow the ways the search
for minerals is financed, how science has taken exploration beyond the scope of the
traditional prospector and consider some of the discoveries made over more than half
of a century. Discover how the health of the mining industry positively impacts upon
national prosperity and the lives of all citizens.
Become aware of the dangerous decline in mineral reserves and what must be done to
ensure future successes in mineral exploration.
More Than Free Gold is a nonprofit undertaking presented under the auspices of the
Prospectors and Developers Association of
About the Author
Michael Barnes has been a teacher and school principal, a correspondent for the Globe and Mail, a CBC freelancer, newspaper columnist for Southam and Thomson and an author of books on Canadian resources, particularly mining, northern communities and police work, mostly involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
Some of his books on the mining industry include The Scholarly Prospector: Don McKinnon, Looking Back COBALT, Looking Back KIRKLAND LAKE, Great Northern Ontario Mines, Gold in Ontario, Great Northern Characters, Kirkland Lake on the Mile of Gold, Timmins: The Porcupine Country and Fortunes in the Ground. An early book for children was Monster from the Slimes. His next book will be RED LAKE: Golden Treasure Chest.
Michael Barnes is a member of the Order of Canada and an Honorary Inspector in the OPP. He lives in Haliburton, Ontario.
More details of his work may be found in the Members pages of the Writers Union of Canada website.
Michael Barnes may be contacted at michaelbarnes53@hotmail.com.
