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~ Coal Mining in Canada: a Historical and Comparative Overview ~ Coal Mining in Canada: A Historical and Comparative Overview Delphin A. Muise Robert G. McIntosh Transformation Series Collection Transformation "Transformation," an occasional paper series pub- La collection Transformation, publication en st~~rie du lished by the Collection and Research Branch of the Musee national des sciences et de la technologic parais- National Museum of Science and Technology, is intended sant irregulierement, a pour but de faire connaitre, le to make current research available as quickly and inex- plus vite possible et au moindre cout, les recherches en pensively as possible. The series presents original cours dans certains secteurs. 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Muise Carleton University Robert G. McIntosh National Archives of Canada Archives nationales du Canada National Museum of Science and Technology Musee national des sciences et de la technologie Ottawa, Canada 1996 Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Muise, D.A. (Delphin Andrew), 1941- Coal mining in Canada: a historical and comparative overview (Transformation series, ISSN 1188-2964 ; 5) Includes an abstract in French. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-660-12024-0 1 . Coal mines and mining - Canada - History. I. McIntosh, Robert G . (Robert Gordon), 1960- . II. National Museum of Science and Technology (Canada). III . Title. IV. Series. TN806.C3M841996 622' .334'0971 C96-980021-9 Cover illustrations/ Illustrations de la page couverture Top, left:/En haut, d gauche : A power shovel loads a waiting 170-tonne hauler. In open-pit mining, loading can also be done using front-end loaders. (Reprinted from Coal Mining 4, Coal Association of Canada) . Une pelle m6canique nernplit un can-don diesel de 170 tonnes . Dans les mines d ciel ouvert, le chargement peut aussi se faire en utilisant des carnions d chargement d 1'avant. (Reprnduit de Coal Mining 4, Coal Association of Canada) Bottom right:/En bas, d droite : ?he coal cutter, operated by electrically driven compressed air pumps, was used to undercut the coal while miners blasted and loaded coal and made 24-hour operation of the mines possible. This coal cutter, the Ingersoll-Sergeant distributed by the James Cooper Company of Montreal, is typical of the type used in Nova Scotia's coalfields. This advertisement first appeared in The Canadian Mining, Iron and Steel Manual in 1897. (Courtesy of the Library, Canadian Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology). La haveuse de charbon, qui fonctionnait grfice d des pompes d air comprim& actionn6es 81'61ectricit6b, servait d faire w-ie saign6e d la. base du charbon, tandis que les mineurs travaUlaient id le faire sauter et d le charger, et rendait possible 1'exploitation des mines 24 heures sur 24. Cette haveuse -1'IngersoU-Sergeant vendue par la James Cooper Company de Montr6al - est typique de celles ernploy6es dans les mines de la NouveUe-&osse. L'annonce que voici est parue pour la premiLane fois en 1897, dans The Canadian Mining, Iron and Steel Manual. (Source : la bibliothPque du Centre canadien de la technologie des min6raux et de l'66nergie) ii Contents/Table des matieres Abstract/Resume . .. .. .. .. .. v Foreword/Avant-propos . .. .. .. .. .. vii Preface . .. .. .. .. .. .. ix Chapter 1 Introduction . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Finding New Ways . .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Chapter 2 Pre-Industrial Coal Mining in Nova Scotia and British Columbia . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 The British Columbia Experience .. .. .. .. .. 8 Technologies Associated with Early Steam-Powered Coal Mining. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 The Colliery Workforce . .. .. .. .. .. 13 Summary . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Chapter 3 The Political Economy of Coal Mining in the National Era . 16 Summary . .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Chapter 4 Limits of Technology and Labour in Semi-Mechanized Coal Mines, is67-1920 . .. .. .. 21 Ventilation . .. .. .. .. .. .. :. 21 Mining and Underground Haulage . :.. .. .. .. 22 Hoisting . .. .,. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Preparation of Coal . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Shipping Coal . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Making Miners. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Boys and Mines . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Life and Death in the Mine . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Class Conflict in the Coal Fields . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Early Miners' Unions in Nova Scotia . .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 British Columbia and Alberta Unions . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Miners and the State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 iff Chapter 5 The 20th Century Industry. .. .. .. .. 41 Corporate Structure . .. .. .. .. :. .. 41 The Decline of Coal . .. .. .. .. 42 Beyond Steam: Longwalls and Mechanization . .. 44 Longwall Mining . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Mechanized Coal Cutters . .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Underground Haulage . .. .. .. .. 48 Loading Coal.. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Cleaning Coal . .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Implications of Mechanization for Miners . .. .. .. 51 Unions in the 20th Century. .. .. .. .. 52 Nova Scotia . .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Western Canadian Unions . .. .. .. .. .. 55 Chapter 6 A Century of Underground Coal Mining . ..
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