Conclusion

Although issuing from the public domain, the riches of Canada's mines did make a few men wealthy, including Noah Timmins. The workers, however, never managed to extract a substantial share of the profits and dividends. They, however, remained actors in their own right in history -- not only by negotiating wages above the Canadian average, but by often leaving to seek better jobs when they were not happy with their conditions. Nature also played a considerable role by reminding us that, unlike other industries that have several sources of raw materials, mining depends on a non-renewable resource that is soon depleted.

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