33 mines shut down in 1991, net job loss reaches 2,000

Ore depletion, low metal prices and depressed market conditions resulted in the permanent closure or suspension of 33 Canadian mines in 1991, according to the Mineral Policy Sector of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. The closures, which occurred in Newfoundland,...

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