Some portion of its coast was undoubtedly one of the first parts of the continent seen by Europeans. Newfoundland was at one time a major producer of iron and copper ore; however, the provinces most important mining area is now situated in western Labrador, which possesses huge reserves of iron ore. Major deposits of nickel, copper, and cobalt were discovered at Voiseys Bay on the northern Labrador coast in the mid-1990s, and mining began about a decade later. Economic Developers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (EDANL With opportunities accessible through cheap transportation by land, air and sea, they moved on, mostly to central or western Canada. Minerals mined in the province include iron ore, nickel, copper, zinc, gold, aggregates, cobalt, silver, dolomite, limestone, peat and pyrophyllite. (See also Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador.). Decisions of the Supreme Courts of Newfoundland and of Canada in 1983 and 1984 declared that ownership of offshore resources (specifically
Its capital city, St. Johns (on Newfoundland), for instance, is closer to the coast of Ireland than it is to Winnipeg, Manitoba. A second referendum with the options of Confederation
APEC's worst-case projection forecasts NL's GDP could be 15 per cent lower by 2040. The coastal terrain is hilly and rugged; the coast itself is marked by numerous bays and fjords, and there are many offshore islands. . In 1675 those opposed to settlement persuaded the English government to order all the settlers to leave. In many settlements along the coast fishermen augmented their income seasonally by catching lobster, salmon, caplin, herring,
1860), the Morning Chronicle (established 1862), the St John's Evening Telegram (1879); and the short-lived St John's Free Press and Daily Advertiser (1877), and Daily Ledger (1879). It was replaced, over time, by a technologically advanced and capital-intensive industry based on catching and processing groundfish (cod, hake, flounder, and redfish) in large plants in order to produce frozen goods for the North American market. from Greenland to overseas lands to the west and southwest, and established a temporary settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows on the Great Northern Peninsula of the Island.