The Weight of Gold: Mining and the Environment in Ontario, Canada, 1909-1929

By Mica Jorgenson

Treasure House to the World tells the story of the rise of Canadian gold mining and its environmental consequences in the Abitibi region of northern Ontario in the early twentieth century. It connects Canadian gold mining to its international context and demonstrates how mining companies redistribute the harms associated with extraction to nearby communities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1647791049
• ISBN13: 9781647791049
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher