The British Mountains (also called the Brítis de Montagné by locals) are a mountain range in Yukon Territory, Canada.[1] It also is where most of the material used for worldwide fountain creation is mined.
Mining
editThe British Mountains are notorious for the mining of native ores and minerals in the area such as marble, granite, latite and pyrolite.[2] Because of widespread mining in the British Mountains, the natural landscape has been radically devastated and has forced many native fauna and flora out of the region. Activists have attempted to prevent further mining towards the future as it could lead to the extinction to entire ecosystems outside of the Yukon territory.
Controversy
editMany mining companies based in the British Mountains have been subject to controversy and activism from many ecologists and eco-activists as many of these companies have expanded southwards into Ivvavik National Park.
References
edit- ^ Yukon Ecoregions Working Group (2004). Smith, C.A.S.; Meikle, J.C.; Roots, C.F. (eds.). Ecoregions of the Yukon Territory: Biophysical properties of Yukon landscapes (PDF). PARC Technical Bulletin No. 04-01. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. pp. 97–122. ISBN 0-660-18828-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 September 2021.
- ^ "What are we mining for?". British Mountains Mining. 14 September 2018.
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