Coal (d) facts-- A hard look at coal mining across Canada

摘要

Aprovince-by-province, territory-by-territory look at Canada clearly shows that its a massive nation containing a vast and envious amount of natural resources. In fact, it's the second largest land mass on the planet at 9,984,670 km2, following only Russia at 17,098,242 km2, and like Russia, it's also the home to some of the more varied and abundant supply of minerals found anywhere. From Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador, and from the 49th Parallel to the Arctic Circle, Canada is a country rich in commodities; base and precious metals being the most sought after, followed by strong showings of iron ore, uranium, potash, oil and naturally, coal.