Laval University's mining department celebrates 80 years

摘要

In March, the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Laval University in Quebec City will celebrate its 80th anniversary. Here's a look at its history. In 1937, there were 20 gold mines in operation in Quebec and asbestos mining, had developed into an important industry. Iron ores and large deposits of ilmenite were known and means for their exploitation were needed. As a result, a law was passed on March 18,1938, in Quebec for the creation of a School of Mines, Geology, and Metallurgy, and Universite Laval was assigned the responsibility of organizing it.