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  • Precontact and Historic Mining
    The first inhabitants of Newfoundland and Labrador - the Maritime Archaic Indians - quarried local stone as early as 7500 years ago.
  • Launching a Distinctly Newfoundland Book
    A glimpse into the career of James P. Howley (1847-1918), one of Newfoundland's most important geologists of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Manuels Pyrophyllite Mine
    The Avalon Peninsula has a long history of mining activity. This includes a small mine near Manuels, Conception Bay, known as The Talc Mine.
  • Mineral Resources in the 1990s
    The mineral industry of Newfoundland and Labrador is critical to the economic health of the province.
  • Precontact Soapstone Mining
    Soapstone has been and continues to be an important cultural element in many native societies.

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