Ring of Fire high-stakes mining in a lowlands wilderness / Virginia Heffernan.
| Author/creator | Heffernan, Virginia |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW, [2023] |
| Description | 214 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Abstract | "When prospectors discovered a gigantic crescent of metal deposits under the James Bay Lowlands of northern Canada in 2007, the find touched off a mining rush, lured a major American company to spend fortunes in the remote swamp, and forced politicians to confront their legal duty to consult Indigenous Peoples about development on their traditional territories. But the multibillion dollar Ring of Fire was all but abandoned when stakeholders failed to reach consensus on how to develop the cache despite years of negotiations and hundreds of millions of dollars in spending. Now plans for an all-weather road to connect the region to the highway network are reigniting the fireworks. In this colorful tale, Virginia Heffernan draws on her bush and newsroom experiences to illustrate the complexities of resource development at a time when Indigenous rights are becoming enshrined globally. Ultimately, Heffernan strikes a hopeful note: the Ring of Fire presents an opportunity for Canada to leave behind centuries of plunder and set the global standard for responsible development of minerals critical to the green energy revolution."-- Back cover.. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023445958 |
| ISBN | 1770416749 paperback |
| ISBN | 9781770416741 paperback |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |