Boom town blues : Elliot Lake, collapse and revival in a single-industry community /

Boom Town Blues: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community tells of the Northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake, once the uranium capital of the world, which was devastated by the closing of the uranium mines operated by Denison and Rio Algom. The closures and mass layoffs were first announce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mawhiney, Anne-Marie, Pitblado, Jane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Dundurn Press, ©1999.
Temas:
Uranium mines and mining > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Retirement, Places of > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Uranium > Mines et extraction > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Retraite, Lieux de > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Lieux de retraite > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
HISTORY > General.
Economic history
Retirement, Places of
Social conditions
Uranium mines and mining
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > History.
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > Social conditions.
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > Economic conditions.
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > Histoire.
Ontario > Elliot Lake
Electronic books.
e-books.
History
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Boom Town Blues: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community tells of the Northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake, once the uranium capital of the world, which was devastated by the closing of the uranium mines operated by Denison and Rio Algom. The closures and mass layoffs were first announced in 1990 with the layoffs occurring from then until June 1996. Throughout the period after the layoffs were announced, several major research projects were undertaken. One, the Elliot Lake Tracking and Adjustment Study, follows approximately 1,000 of the laid-off miners and 530 of their spouses thr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781554881031
155488103X
1550022911
9781550022919
9781459713086
1459713087

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