The Story of the Iron Ore Miners of Bell Island
by
Gail Weir
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2006
For seventy-one years, iron ore was mined at Wabana, Bell Island: half the output was used in Canada; the other half was shipped around the world. When the mine shut down on June 30, 1966, it was Canada’s oldest, continuously operating iron mine. The miners worked three miles under the ocean in...