Fragile:The rock formations are made up a a brittle form of sandstone that easily chips and can be damaged even by the rubber soles of our shoes. Take care not to walk on the edges and near drop offs as the rock can give way. Do your part to care for the area by staying the trai...
Under a Creative Commons license open accessHighlights Abstract The Bécancour River in southern Quebec (Canada) has evolved under the influence of the long asbestos mining history of the Thetford Mines region (1877–2011 Common Era; CE). This river originates at the outflow of Lake Bécancour,...
The opening of the Lupin mine in 1982 coincided with the closing of Echo Bay's flagship silver mine near Port Radium. After 19 years, the original Echo Bay silver operation was tapped out. Echo Bay Mines had been transformed from a silver miner to a gold miner, and with the transition c...