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 12 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
Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsAjaxCuniptau; Kanichee; TreborCopper, nickelGold, platinum, palladium, silverOpen pit; driftsBeanlandA.E. PerronGold, silverNo dataVertical shaft; drifts; open pitBig DanUnited Reef PetroleumGold, silverArsenicOpen cut; trench; adit; vertical and inclined shaftsCanada-ThomasNo dataCopper, goldCobalt, lead, nickel, silver, zincOpen pit; trenches; stripped areasHermiston-McCauleyShaver Vein; Cominco South VeinGoldNo dataShaft; open pit; trenchesJ.W. BartonNet LakeMolybdenumBismuth, copper, gold, silverVertical and inclined shafts; trenches; open pitL.B. NorrieNo dataCopper, nickelGold, lead, silver, zincTrenches; open pitManitoba and EasternLeckie; Little Dan; PenroseGoldArsenic, copper, silverOpen cut; open pit; trenches; shafts; drifts; stripped areaOslund-HurstKeevilGoldSilverOpen pits; trenchesSey-BertJ.A. JonesGoldLead, zincTrenchesShermanEast Pit; North Pit; South Pit; West PitIronNo dataOpen pitsTemagamiNo dataGold, silverArsenic, copper, zincTrenches; open pits; stripped areas
Best Township
Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsAcana EastDunmor; Granite Lake; Niemetz-DunlopCopper, nickelLead, zincVertical shaft; stripped area; trenchesDanlouMortimerGoldCopper, silverVertical shaft; trenchesFriday CreekNo dataSilverCopperTrenchNorthland PyriteHarris; James Lake; Rib LakeSulfur/pyriteCobalt, copper, gold, nickel, zincVertical shaft; open pits; trenchWktNo dataCobaltLead, silverTrenches
Belfast Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsObabikaNo dataCopperGoldTrenchesObabika Inlet ShowingNo dataCopperNo dataNo dataNe. Belfast Silver OccurrenceNo dataSilverCopperTrench
Cassels Township
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. In 1946, Hermes Mines Limited created pits in a wide fault zone containing minor pyrite and very minor chalcopyrite mineralization. This work was in the Outlet Bay area of Net Lake. Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsBrochuHermes (Pits)CopperNo dataOpen pit; trenchesGosselinAldageCopper, silverCobalt, gold, nickelOpen pit; shaft; adit; trenchTemagami-LorrainNo dataCobalt, goldArsenic, copper, nickel, silverOpen pits; shaft; trenches
Vogt Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsIsland Number 364Aubay Prospect; Niemetz PropertyIron, uraniumCopperTrenchKrefeldAustin BayIron, goldCopper, graphiteTrenchesProscoAubay; D'Eldona; WrightGold, uraniumNo dataTrenches
Phyllis Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsTemagamiTemagami; CopperfieldsCopperCobalt, gold, nickel, palladium, platinum, silverVertical shaft; open pitsBillfieldBillfieldGoldSilverTrench
Clement Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsHalkinSavard Occurrence; Bradex Mines ShowingCopperSilver, goldNo data
Cynthia Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsCoppersandA. Hardie; DerosierCopper, gold, silverCobalt, lead, nickelTrenches
Joan Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsLahayLahayCopper, goldNo dataVertical shaft; trench
Scholes Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsCummings LakeEagle Rock Iron Mines Ltd.IronNo dataVertical shaft
Strathcona Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsO'ConnorMilestoneCopper, nickel, sulfur/pyriteGold, zincOpen pits; trench
Torrington Township Official nameAlias namesCoordinatesPrimary commoditiesSecondary commoditiesWorkingsCross LakePriest MineCopper, leadGold, silverInclined shaft; trench
See also List of mines in Ontario
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