Mining of frozen iron ore in northern Québec and Labrador

• Published in: Géographie physique et Quaternaire
• Main Author: Garg, Om P.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal 1979
• Subjects: Canada; Sprengen; permafrost; pergélisol
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1000371ar; https://doi.org/10.7202/1000371ar

Mining exploration and production activities in the permafrost regions of Canada have increased rapidly over the last twenty years. This paper deals with the effects of permafrost on mining iron ore in the Schefferville area of Northern Québec and Labrador. Problems associated with drilling and blas...