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Book SynopsisA social and occupational health history of the St Lawrence fluorspar mines.
Table of ContentsAbbreviations xi Acknowledgments xiii Preface xv 1 The St Lawrence Fluorspar Mines: The Early Days3 2 The War Years and the Last Days of Commission of Government 15 3 Newfluor in the 1950s 30 4 Newfluor in the 1960s 42 5 The St Lawrence Corporation: The Twilight Years 54 6 The Royal Commission and the Aftermath 64 7 Newfluor in the 1970s and Closure 85 8 St Lawrence Fluorspar Company Ltd 100 Epilogue 109 Appendices A Fluorspar: Geology, Distribution, and Industrial Uses 115 B St Lawrence Corporation Production Statistics 117 C Newfluor Production Statistics 120 D Fluorspar Mining at St Lawrence (Total Shipments, Employment, and Value of Shipments), 1941-1978, 1987-1990 122 E Processing of Claims by Workmen's Compensation Board (WCB) in 1967 124 F Scale of Compensation at Various Years, Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC), 1951-2005 125 Glossary of Technical Terms 127 Notes 131 Bibliography 161 Index 171
