Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
As of 2021, Canadians have produced more than 223 tonnes of gold, 70% of that amount coming from Ontario and Quebec mines. [3] Canada is the 4th largest producer of gold in the world, only behind China, Australia, and Russia. [6] 2.2% of the world's total gold reserves belong to Canada. [2] Canada mainly trades gold with the United Kingdom.
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..
The Red Lake mine is a Canadian gold mine located in northwestern Ontario at Red Lake. [1] It was one of the largest gold mines in Canada and in the world. [1] The mine had estimated reserves of 3.23 million oz of gold in 2013. [1]
This is a list of mines in the Canadian province of Ontario and includes both operating and closed mines. Adams Mine; Agnew Lake Mine; Amalgamated Larder Mine; Argonaut Mine; Armistice Mine; Associated Goldfields Mine; Barber Larder Mine; Barton Mine; Beanland Mine; Bell Creek Mine; Bidgood Mine; Bicroft Mine (uranium) Big Dan Mine; Black Fox ...
Musselwhite is a fly-in fly-out operation using the Opapimiskan Lake Airport.The rotations for production and maintenance crews are generally 12-hour days 14-in 14-out. Due to the mine being a year-round operation these rotations entitle 168 working hours every 28 days, comparable to a standard 40-hour work w
The Ring of Fire is a vast, mineral-rich region located in the remote James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, Canada. Spanning approximately 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi), the area is rich in chromite, nickel, copper, platinum group elements, gold, zinc, and other valuable minerals. Discovered in the early 21st century, the Ring of Fire ...
The Abitibi gold belt is a region of Canada that extends from Wawa, Ontario to Val-d'Or, Quebec. Located within the mineral-rich Abitibi greenstone belt , the gold belt is an established gold mining district having produced over 100 mines, and 170 million ounces of gold since 1901.
The Richardson Mine was Ontario's first gold mine, opened by Marcus Herbert Powell in 1867. The mine's opening caused Ontario's first gold rush, prompting the founding of Eldorado, Ontario the same year. After only 100 ounces of gold was extracted, the mine closed in 1869.