asbestos. Introduction. In 1876 large deposits of asbestos were discovered near what is now Thetford Mines in Quebec Canada. It quickly became one of the largest asbestos producing regions in the world as Canada began to supply more asbestos than…
Situated in the Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Thetford Mines is considered one of the best places to live in Canada. With a CSI of 47.58 and a crime rate of 2,794 crimes per 100,000 people, Thetford Mines is a relatively…
The city’s last mine closed in 2012. In 2018, following the example of many countries, Canada banned the sale and use of asbestos and asbestos products. Is Thetford mine still open? Though the mines are now closed, you can still…
The last mine in Canada, in Thetford Mines, stopped operating in 2011. As much as 40 per cent of the leftover rock still contains asbestos. Earlier this year the Quebec government helped finance Alliance Magnesium with a $17.5-million loan and…