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Red Crest Gold Mines,
Red Lake District
(1935 - 1936)
- Produced 277 oz.
- Today: part of West Red Lake Gold Mines
Mount Jamie Mines,
Red Lake District
(1976)
- Produced 337 oz.
- Today: part of West Red Lake Gold Mines
Lake Rowan Mines,
Red Lake District
(1986 - 1988)
- Produced 1,298 oz.
- Today: part of West Red Lake Gold Mines
Cole Gold Mines,
Pipestone Bay
- Non-Producing
Miles Red Lake Gold Mines,
Red Lake District
- Non-Producing
May-Spiers Gold Mines,
Red Lake District
- Non-Producing
Frontier Red Lake Gold Mines,
Red Lake District
- Non-Producing
Berens River Mines,
~200km North of Red Lake
(1939 - 1948)
- Produced 158,000 oz. gold, 5.8 million oz. silver, 1.7 million lb. zinc, 6.1 million lb. lead
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Howey Gold Mines,
Red Lake
(1930 - 1941)
- Produced 421,592 oz.
McKenzie Red Lake Gold Mines,
McKenzie Island
(1935 - 1966)
- Produced 651,544 oz. gold, 181,386 oz. silver
Red Lake Gold Shore Mines,
Red Lake
(1936 - 1938)
- Produced 21,100 oz.
Hasaga Gold Mines,
Red Lake
(1938 - 1952)
- Produced 218,213 oz.
- Today: part of Premier Gold Mines
Cochenour-Willans Gold Mines,
Cochenour
(1939 - 1971)
- Produced 1,244,279 oz.
- Today: part of Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines
McMarmac Red Lake Gold Mines,
Cochenour,
(1940 - 1948)
- Produced 45,246 oz. gold, 1,539 oz. silver
Evolution Red Lake Gold Mines,
Balmertown
(2006-Present)
- Produced 6,470,290 oz.
- Primary properties: Dickenson Mines, Campbell Red Lake Mines, Cochenour-Willans Gold Mines, H.G. Young Mines
Campbell Red Lake Mines,
Balmertown
(1949 - 2006)
- Produced 11,216,443 oz.
- Today: part of Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines
H.G. Young Mines,
Balmertown
(1960 - 1963)
- Produced 55,244 oz.
- Today: part of Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines
Abino Mines,
Red Lake District
(1985 - 1986)
- Produced 1,397 oz.
Orlac/Red Lake Mine,
Red Lake District,
- Non-Producing
McFinley Mines,
Red Lake District
- Non-Producing
Rubicon Minerals Phoenix Gold Project,
Red Lake District
(2015; 2018)
- Produced 10,071 oz.
Dickenson Mines,
Balmertown
(1948-2006)
- Produced 5,962,948 oz.
- Today: part of Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines
The Griffith Mine,
Ear Falls
(1968 - 1986)
- Produced 22.9 million tonnes of iron ore pellets
Kinross,
Great Bear Mine
(Pre-Production)
- Not yet producing
Uchi Gold Mines,
Uchi Lake
(1939 - 1943)
- Produced 114,647 oz. gold, 14,345 oz. silver
Annco Mines,
Cochenour
(1965 - 1971)
- Subsidiary of Cochenour-Willans Gold Mines
- Ore processed from this mine is included in the production totals of Cochenour-Willans Gold Mines
Wilmar Mines,
Cochenour
(1961 - 1971)
- Subsidiary of Cochenour-Willans Gold Mines
- Ore processed from this mine is included in the production totals of Cochenour-Willans Gold Mines
Robin Red Lake Mines,
Balmertown
(1970 - 1978)
- Subsidiary of Dickenson Mines
- Ore processed from this mine is included in the production totals of Dickenson Mines
North West Development Company,
Red Lake District
- Non-producing
Altura Gold Mines,
Red Lake District
- Non-Producing
Gold Eagle Mines,
McKenzie Island
(1937 - 1941)
- Produced 40,204 oz. gold, 19,157 oz. silver
Buffalo Red Lake Mines,
Red Lake
(1980 - 1982)
- Produced 1,656 oz.
- Today: part of Premier Gold Mines
Parvus Mines,
Red Lake District
- Non-Producing
Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines,
Madsen
(1938 - 1976; 1996 - 1999)
- Produced 2,452,388 oz.
- Today: part of West Red Lake Mines
West Red Lake Gold Mines,
Purchased in 2023
- Non-Producing
Starratt-Olsen Gold Mines,
Starratt-Olsen
(1948 - 1956)
- Produced 163,990 oz.
- Today: part of Pure Gold Mining
Since 1926, the Red Lake mining industry has dominated both the industrial and physical landscape of the Red Lake region. Red Lake boasts one of Canada’s top gold mines and has been home to 29 producing mines. Beneath It All: Red Lake's Mining Story explores the rich history of mining in Red Lake and the people and stories that make it what is. Explore the topics below to find out what's beneath it all.
Throughout this exhibit there are audio clips and videos that explore the topics from a more personal level.
The Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre would like to thank all the individuals and companies that took the time to contribute to both the physical and online exhibit. Without the community's support and participation, this exhibit would not have been possible.
Throughout this exhibit there are audio clips and videos that explore the topics from a more personal level.
The Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre would like to thank all the individuals and companies that took the time to contribute to both the physical and online exhibit. Without the community's support and participation, this exhibit would not have been possible.
Source: The Northern Miner, July 19, 1973 pg. 10
Please contact our Curator ([email protected]) if you are interested in sharing any information, stories, photographs or artifacts relating to mining in Red Lake