The Fluorspar Mines of Newfoundland: Their History and the Epidemic of Radiation Lung Cancer

by John R. Martin

In the early 1930s a rich deposit of fluorspar, a mineral used in the production of aluminum, steel, non-stick coatings, and fire retardant clothing, was discovered on the southern tip of Newfoundland. Two mines were established and by mid-century were major employers in St Lawrence. In the 1950s physician Cyril Walsh noticed a marked increase in cases of cancer in the miners. By the late 1960s nearly twenty percent of St Lawrence households had lost...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773540407
• ISBN13: 9780773540408
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"