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Title: Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Harvey, M. (Moses), 1820-1901
Subjects: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
Publisher: New York : The South Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Light house at Channel. CHAPTER VIII. MINERALS. The discovery of copper ore was first made in 1857, at Tilt Cove, on the northeast coast. Since that date mining has gradually expanded year after year; one discovery followed another, until now the mining industry has become one of the most prominent and important in the colony, and gives promise of great developments in the future. Within the last three or four years, iron ore of a superior quality has been discovered in very large quantities; and coal mines have been opened, so that it is not unreasonable to believe that Newfoundland will yet become one of the great mining centres of the world. COPPER. The Tilt Cove copper mine was not worked till 1864. In fifteen years it had yielded 50,000 tons of copper ore, valued at$1,572,154, and nickel ore worth $32,740. It is still worked,giving employment to over 500 miners, and shows no signs of exhaustion. A few years later Tilt Cove was completely eclipsed by a still larger discovery of copper ore at Retts Cove, a dozen miles

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