{"product_id":"the-fluorspar-mines-of-newfoundland-9780773540408","title":"The Fluorspar Mines of Newfoundland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA social and occupational health history of the St Lawrence fluorspar mines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations 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","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456001147223,"sku":"9780773540408","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780773540408.jpg?v=1755033394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fluorspar-mines-of-newfoundland-9780773540408","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}