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Mining

Although there is evidence of Norse working of bog iron in Newfoundland in the 11th century, commercial extraction of iron in Canada began near Trois- Rivières in the 1730s. In the l9th century there were local workings in Upper Canada and Nova Scotia, but it was only in the 1890s that major deposits were discovered north of Lake Superior and here in western Labrador. Still, it took almost 50 years to overcome transportation problems; the first ore was shipped from Steep Rock in 1945, and from Knob Lake in 1954. By the mid-1970s the Labrador deposits accounted for 62% of Canada’s iron production.

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Exploitation minière

Les Scandinaves avaient déjà exploité le fer des marais au XIe siècle, mais ce ne fut que vers 1730, près de Trois-Rivières, que débuta au Canada l’extraction commerciale du fer. Au XIXe siècle il y avait des mines dans le Haut Canada et en Nouvelle-Écosse. Après 1890, on découvrit des gisements importants au nord du Lac Supérieur et ici, dans l’ouest du Labrador. Pourtant, il fallut 50 ans pour régler le problème du transport; le premier minerai fut expédié de Steep Rock en 1945 et de Knob Lake en 1954. Vers 1975, le minerai du Labrador fournit 62% de la production canadienne.

Location: Intersection of Hudson Drive and Osbourne Street, Labrador City
Emplacement : à l’intersection de Hudson Drive et de la rue Osbourne, Labrador City
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 52.944607, -66.912889
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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