Introducing our new season… Mining

Introducing our new season… Mining

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MINING 1 - The Myth of the Klondike

When gold was discovered in the Yukon, 100,000 people desperately tried to make it to a small patch of land in one of the most remote environments on the continent. Few made it all the way. 

The Klondike Gold Rush was many things: a media conspiracy, a ponzi scheme, ...

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MINING 2 - Life and Death in Asbestos, QC

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For a century, Canada was one of the world's leading exporters of asbestos, most of it mined from the small town of Asbestos, Quebec. But during that time, governments and corporations i ...

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