Resources for First Nations » Mining Fact Sheets
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Lead Fact Sheet |
Description: Where is lead found? How can it affect human health? Download file now | View the website for this resource |
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Mercury in Fish Fact Sheet |
Description: What is mercury? How can mercury affect fish? Can eating fish with mercury affect human health? Download file now | View the website for this resource |
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Mining for Dollars: The Economic Value of Minerals in the Stikine and Taku |
Description: Mining companies are rushing to develop mineral claims in Northwest British Columbia, a region they refer to as the “Golden Triangle.” What makes it “golden”? Mining sites proposed in the Stikine and Taku watershed regions contain gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum and anthracite coal deposits which are worth an enormous amount of money. Download file now | View the website for this resource |
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Selenium Fact Sheet |
Description: Where is selenium found? How is it related to mining? Is it manageable? Download file now | View the website for this resource |
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Sizing It Up: Scenarios for Powering Northwest British Columbia |
Description: Northwest British Columbia is at a turning point. A mining boom is underway, and there is pressure to find ways to power up new mining projects. Options for providing more power to the region include the Northwest Transmission Line, a 287-kilovolt (kV) power line that would run along Highway 37; a smaller, 138-kV transmission line; or development of regional renewable energy resources. Download file now | View the website for this resource |