List of mines in Temagami

An aerial view of the East Pit of Sherman Mine

This is a list of mines in Temagami, a municipality in the northern part of Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Also included are their alias names, coordinates, workings and the commodities that were mined there. The list contains 32 mines, both surface and underground. They are located in 10 geographic townships, with Strathy Township having the largest mine capacity.

Mining is a significant part of Temagami's history. The municipality was the scene of active prospecting and mining ventures throughout most of the 20th century, resulting in the creation of trenches, open cuts, open pits, adits, shafts and drifts in the regional bedrock. Commodities extracted from these mines included iron, copper, nickel, gold, arsenic, molybdenum, platinum, palladium, lead, silver, cobalt, zinc, bismuth, uranium, graphite and pyrite.

The mines of Temagami are situated in a variety of geological formations. This includes the Nipissing diabase and Temagami greenstone belt, which hosts a variety of mineral deposits. Mining in these two geological features began in the early 1900s with the discovery of precious metals, such as gold and silver.

Strathy Township

Forested open pit of Beanland Mine
Open pit of Kanichee Mine
The flooded Penrose shaft of Manitoba and Eastern Mine
Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Ajax[1] Cuniptau; Kanichee; Trebor[1] 47°6′13.7″N 79°50′38.63″W / 47.103806°N 79.8440639°W[2] Copper, nickel[2] Gold, platinum, palladium, silver[2] Open pit; drifts[1]
Beanland[3] A.E. Perron[3] 47°5′28.71″N 79°49′30.83″W / 47.0913083°N 79.8252306°W[4] Gold, silver[4] No data[4] Vertical shaft; drifts; open pit[3]
Big Dan[5] United Reef Petroleum[5] 47°5′30.62″N 79°46′28.17″W / 47.0918389°N 79.7744917°W[6] Gold, silver[6] Arsenic[6] Open cut; trench; adit; vertical and inclined shafts[5]
Canada-Thomas[7] No data[7] 47°5′59.58″N 79°48′20.12″W / 47.0998833°N 79.8055889°W[8] Copper, gold[8] Cobalt, lead, nickel, silver, zinc[8] Open pit; trenches; stripped areas[7]
Hermiston-McCauley[9] Shaver Vein; Cominco South Vein[9] 47°5′54.2″N 79°49′38.29″W / 47.098389°N 79.8273028°W[10] Gold[10] No data[10] Shaft; open pit; trenches[9]
J.W. Barton[11] Net Lake[11] 47°7′8.75″N 79°47′9.58″W / 47.1190972°N 79.7859944°W[12] Molybdenum[12] Bismuth, copper, gold, silver[12] Vertical and inclined shafts; trenches; open pit[11]
L.B. Norrie[13] No data[13] 47°6′59.59″N 79°46′27.63″W / 47.1165528°N 79.7743417°W[14] Copper, nickel[14] Gold, lead, silver, zinc[14] Trenches; open pit[13]
Manitoba and Eastern[15] Leckie; Little Dan; Penrose[15] 47°5′36.34″N 79°47′48.68″W / 47.0934278°N 79.7968556°W[16] Gold[16] Arsenic, copper, silver[16] Open cut; open pit; trenches; shafts; drifts; stripped area[15]
Oslund-Hurst[17] Keevil[17] 47°4′57.77″N 79°50′46.34″W / 47.0827139°N 79.8462056°W[18] Gold[18] Silver[18] Open pits; trenches[17]
Sey-Bert[19] J.A. Jones[19] 47°5′47.82″N 79°47′15.83″W / 47.0966167°N 79.7877306°W[20] Gold[20] Lead, zinc[20] Trenches[19]
Sherman[21] East Pit; North Pit; South Pit; West Pit[21] 47°4′14.48″N 79°51′59.83″W / 47.0706889°N 79.8666194°W[22] Iron[22] No data[22] Open pits[21]
Temagami[23] No data[23] 47°5′29.9″N 79°50′16.25″W / 47.091639°N 79.8378472°W[24] Gold, silver[24] Arsenic, copper, zinc[24] Trenches; open pits; stripped areas[23]

Best Township

Trench at the Northland Pyrite Mine
Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Acana East[25] Dunmor; Granite Lake; Niemetz-Dunlop[25] 47°10′5.24″N 79°43′54.43″W / 47.1681222°N 79.7317861°W[26] Copper, nickel[26] Lead, zinc[26] Vertical shaft; stripped area; trenches[25]
Danlou[27] Mortimer[27] 47°9′8.44″N 79°44′32.79″W / 47.1523444°N 79.7424417°W[28] Gold[28] Copper, silver[28] Vertical shaft; trenches[27]
Friday Creek[29] No data[29] 47°9′36.24″N 79°38′19.43″W / 47.1600667°N 79.6387306°W[30] Silver[30] Copper[30] Trench[29]
Northland Pyrite[31] Harris; James Lake; Rib Lake[31] 47°10′26.24″N 79°44′34.45″W / 47.1739556°N 79.7429028°W[32] Sulfur/pyrite[32] Cobalt, copper, gold, nickel, zinc[32] Vertical shaft; open pits; trench[31]
Wkt[33] No data[33] 47°10′19.24″N 79°42′2.44″W / 47.1720111°N 79.7006778°W[34] Cobalt[34] Lead, silver[34] Trenches[33]

Belfast Township

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Obabika[35] No data[35] 47°0′43.38″N 80°11′41.48″W / 47.0120500°N 80.1948556°W[36] Copper[36] Gold[36] Trenches[35]
Obabika Inlet Showing[37] No data[37] 47°2′39.32″N 80°12′30.4″W / 47.0442556°N 80.208444°W[38] Copper[38] No data[38] No data[37]
Ne. Belfast Silver Occurrence[39] No data[39] 47°3′23.85″N 80°10′33.59″W / 47.0566250°N 80.1759972°W[40] Silver[40] Copper[40] Trench[39]

Cassels Township

Flooded shaft at Gosselin Mine

Mining in Cassels Township dates from 1900 when the area was being explored for silver and cobalt. This work was carried out by Temagami-Lorrain Mining Limited in the Sauvé Lake area and Temagami-Cobalt Mining Company Limited in the Gosselin Lake area. Trenches and shafts were constructed in Nipissing diabase along with rock stripping.[41] In 1946, Hermes Mines Limited created pits in a 0.61 to 0.91 m (2.0 to 3.0 ft) wide fault zone containing minor pyrite and very minor chalcopyrite mineralization.[42] This work was in the Outlet Bay area of Net Lake.[41]

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Brochu[43] Hermes (Pits)[43] 47°5′30.92″N 79°44′4.34″W / 47.0919222°N 79.7345389°W[44] Copper[44] No data[44] Open pit; trenches[43]
Gosselin[45] Aldage[45] 47°5′20.58″N 79°41′48.59″W / 47.0890500°N 79.6968306°W[46] Copper, silver[46] Cobalt, gold, nickel[46] Open pit; shaft; adit; trench[45][46]
Temagami-Lorrain[47] No data[47] 47°6′39.79″N 79°40′58.2″W / 47.1110528°N 79.682833°W[48] Cobalt, gold[48] Arsenic, copper, nickel, silver[48] Open pits; shaft; trenches[47][48]

Vogt Township

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Island Number 364[49] Aubay Prospect; Niemetz Property[49] 46°49′53.18″N 80°6′43.45″W / 46.8314389°N 80.1120694°W[50] Iron, uranium[50] Copper[50] Trench[49]
Krefeld[51] Austin Bay[51] 46°49′51.18″N 80°3′53.43″W / 46.8308833°N 80.0648417°W[52] Iron, gold[52] Copper, graphite[52] Trenches[51]
Prosco[53] Aubay; D'Eldona; Wright[53] 46°48′52.18″N 80°5′35.43″W / 46.8144944°N 80.0931750°W[54] Gold, uranium[54] No data[54] Trenches[53]

Phyllis Township

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Temagami[55] Temagami; Copperfields[55] 46°57′44.41″N 80°2′13.67″W / 46.9623361°N 80.0371306°W[56] Copper[56] Cobalt, gold, nickel, palladium, platinum, silver[56] Vertical shaft; open pits[55]
Billfield[57] Billfield[57] 46°57′47″N 80°0′49.83″W / 46.96306°N 80.0138417°W[58] Gold[58] Silver[58] Trench[57]

Cynthia Township

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Coppersand[59] A. Hardie; Derosier[59] 47°8′31.45″N 80°4′11.45″W / 47.1420694°N 80.0698472°W[60] Copper, gold, silver[60] Cobalt, lead, nickel[60] Trenches[59]

Joan Township

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Lahay[61] Lahay[61] 47°0′46.38″N 80°5′43.5″W / 47.0128833°N 80.095417°W[62] Copper, gold[62] No data[62] Vertical shaft; trench[61]

Strathcona Township

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
O'Connor[63] Milestone[63] 47°02′27.77″N 79°49′51″W / 47.0410472°N 79.83083°W[64] Copper, nickel, sulfur/pyrite[64] Gold, zinc[64] Open pits; trench[63]

Torrington Township

Official name Alias names Coordinates Primary commodities Secondary commodities Workings
Cross Lake[65] Priest Mine[65] 46°51′57.02″N 79°57′57.49″W / 46.8658389°N 79.9659694°W[66] Copper, lead[67] Gold,[66] silver[67] Inclined shaft; trench[65]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ajax". Mineral Deposits Inventory, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Beanland". Abandoned Mines Information System, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Beanland". Mineral Deposits Inventory, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Big Dan". Abandoned Mines Information System, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
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