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In 1970, South Africa produced 995 tonnes or 32 million ounces of gold, two-thirds of the world's production of 47.5 million ounces. [2] Production figures are for primary mine production. In the US, for example, for the year 2011, secondary sources (new and old scrap) exceeded primary production. [3]
This list of gold mines in Canada is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country. For practical purposes, defunct and future mines are demarcated in italics and bold respectively. Asterisks (*) note mines which produce(d) gold as a secondary product..
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Years active Type Owner (and parent companies) Bicroft Mine: Uranium Cardiff 1957–1963 Underground Barrick Gold: Dyno Mine: Uranium Cardiff 1958–1960 Underground Ovintiv: Faraday Mine, Madawaska Mine: Uranium Faraday: 1954–1964, 1975–1982 Underground Ovintiv: Greyhawk Mine: Uranium Faraday: 1957–1959, 1976–1982 Underground Ovintiv ...
The Red Lake mine was one of the largest gold mines in Canada and in the world. [1] The mine is located in northwestern Ontario at Red Lake. [1] The mine had estimated reserves of 3.23 million oz of gold in 2013. [1] Note that the Campbell and Red Lake mines are (or were) mining the same orebody, commonly referred to as the Campbell-Red Lake ...
Chesterville Gold Mine was a gold mine located in McGarry, Ontario. Gold was discovered at the location in 1906 and the Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mining Company was incorporated in 1907. Logistical and financial challenges delayed the start of mining until 1939. The mine produced 11,162kg of gold and 603kg of silver before closing in 1952.
Noranda permitted and built the Golden Giant mine in less than two years. With its first pour in April 1985, the Golden Giant was the first mine in the camp to ship. Peak production occurred in 1992, at just over 450,000 oz t. During its 21-year life, the mine produced over 7 million ounces of gold, as well as some 137,000 ounces of silver. [3] [4]
The Wright-Hargreaves Mine is a gold mine located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. [1] In late July 1911, Bill Wright and his brother-in-law Ed Hargreaves discovered the first visible gold in what would later become the Kirkland Lake camp. [2] In 1913 the No. 1 shaft was sunk to a depth of 85 feet (26 metres).