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2012-03-09
The Con Mine tower or Robertson Headframe was a landmark in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and was visible from planes landing at the airport, and from Great Slave Lake. It marks the site of the Con, or Cominco, gold mine, first staked in 1935 and productive until 2003. The tower was...
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2020-06-01
Karsgaard, Carrie; Mackay, Mackenzie; Catholique, Alexandria
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth such as metals, precious gems, coal, gravel, and more. Mining also includes the extraction of non-renewable resources such as petroleum and natural gas. Mining is a human activity that is a large part of...
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2023-11-14
Campbell, Sandy (photographer)
The centre of this full-colour souvenir plate depicts the Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories, surrounded by a wreath of mountain avens, the Territorial floral symbol, on a white base. Below the wreath are the words "Yellowknife N.W.T", written in black. The lip or border of the plate is...