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​Lake ​Rowan Mines
1986 to 1988
​Produced 1,298 oz.
​Dickenson Mines subsidiary

Lake Rowan Mines is one of the Red Lake mines that has had many names over the years, so to eliminate any confusion, Lake Rowan Mines will be referred to only as Lake Rowan Mines. There will be a list of the different names the mine has had at the bottom of this page.

Lake Rowan Mines had its origins in 1934 when it was created to acquire a series of 42 mining claims in the west end of Red Lake. G.A. Rowan staked most of the claims in 1928 and Lake Rowan Mines obtained them from the Rowan Hall Syndicate. From 1934 until 1937, Lake Rowan Mines conducted a development program that included surface trenching, diamond drilling and geological mapping. In early 1937, the mine drove a 7.9-metre (26-foot) tunnel and later connected it to the 131.6-metre (432-foot) shaft. Operations were suspended for several months in 1938, with work resuming in January 1939. Lake Rowan Mines suspended work again in September 1939.

Work resumed on the Lake Rowan Mines property in 1946. The company continued with their exploration program and completed 6,500 metres (21,325.5 feet) of diamond drilling. In the 1970’s Lake Rowan Mines was acquired by Dickenson Mines and operated as a Dickenson Mines subsidiary. Goldquest Exploration worked the property during the 1980’s, completing a radiometric survey, lithogeochemical survey, stripping, washing, sampling and detailed mapping. From 1986 to 1988 Lake Rowan Mines produced 1,298 ounces of gold. 
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In 1989, Goldcorp bought Dickenson Mines, and since Dickenson Mines still controlled Lake Rowan Mines, the Lake Rowan Mines property became controlled by Goldcorp. While Goldcorp did exploration on the property in 2000, ultimately the property was optioned by Hy Lake Gold Inc. in 2007. Today, the Lake Rowan Mines property makes up a large portion of West Red Lake Gold Mines’ (formerly Hy Lake Gold Inc.) Red Lake’s holdings and is a joint venture with Goldcorp.


Lake Rowan Mines Names
  • Lake Rowan Gold Mines (1934-1945)
  • Lake Rowan Mines (1945-1951)
  • Rowan Consolidated Mines (1951-1974)
  • Rowan Gold Mines (1974-2007)
  • Rowan Mine (2007-present)

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