Flat
Bay
Open Pit
Open Pit
In 1993, I was contracted to create a
series of videotapes on Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador, and it was a dull day when
I travelled to Flat Bay with a videographer to videotape and photograph the
gypsum mining operations, which were quite big operation. It was only a year
or so later that this mine closed.
Some of you may be interested in seeing
photos of the mining operations so I plan to share photos over the next few
days. Today you will see 23 images taken in the open pit mine. As you can see,
mining rock out of the ground causes a great deal of destruction and upset in
the environment, however, if minerals are to be taken from the earth, an altered
environment is the result.
Much of the gypsum from this mine was
shipped out of the province in large ships, however some was shipped to a
wallboard factory in Corner Brook where the rock was further processed to be made
into gyproc.
Feel free to share with family and friends.
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