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Canadian Department of Mines and Resources

 

Dates

  • Usage: bef. 1995

Biography

The Department of Mines and Resources for the Canadian government oversaw mineral extraction and earth energy resources for Canada. This department was later altered to become the Department of Natural Resources.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic typescript

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-262
Stefansson Mss-262
Date(s): 1949-06-28
Abstract

Bound Canadian Department of Mines and Resources typescript detailing Canadian activities in the Arctic from the 15th C through the 1940's. The production of the study was meant to support, in part, the continuing Canadian contention that it controls waterways related to a potential Northwest passage.

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