Copperfield's Mine

Copperfield's Mine (originally known as the Temagami Copperfield's Mine) was a copper mine on Temagami Island, Lake Temagami that opened in 1954. The mine produced 34,000,000 dollars Canadian and was considered to mine the purest copper ore in Canada. The mine closed in 1972 and is now flooded by water. There are little remnants of buildings, railroad tracks, tunnels, some roads and telephone poles still exist. It is possible to find ores and minerals in the scrap heaps of the old mine such as chalcopyrite, Pyrite, bornite, malachite, dolomite, Hessite, Merenskyite, Millerite, Palladium, quartz and other minerals. The easiest way to get to the old mine is by boating up Lake Temagami, driving down the Lake Temagami Access Road or by hiking on some trails on Temagami Island that lead to the old mine.