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Red Crest Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1935 - 1936)

• Steam plant erected in 1935
• Produced $9,721 in bullion (paid for exploration)
• Produced 277 oz. gold
• 1956 reorganized as Red Summit Gold Mines and was controlled by Northgate Explorations Ltd.
• Closed/idle since 1958

Mount Jamie Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1976)

• On the old Gold Frontier property at the West end of Red Lake
• Only produced 265 oz. between 1976 and 1978
• 1988 - all work stopped by Jamie Frontier
• 1988 - Pez Gold Resources Corporation initiated diamond drilling

Rowan Lake Gold Mine,

Red Lake - Rowan Lake,

(1986 - 1988)

• 1945 company name changed to Lake Rowan 1945 Mines
• Changed again in 1951 to Lake Rowan Consolidated Mines
• 1968-88 company carried out surface mapping and drilling but only produced 1,298 oz.

Cole Gold Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1932)

• John Younglove Cole Jr. was the first man to discover gold during the 1926 rush
• Pipestone Bay - 51 claims that he developed into the Cole Gold Mines limited
• Non - producing mine

Miles (Red Lake) Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1947)

• Photograph by Dan Baughman
• Established in the 1930s and was a non - producing Mine
• Closed after a forest fire several years later

May-Spiers Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1935) (Non - producer)

• Noted by A.S. Bayne that the mine's full potential may never have been reached
• 1934 - May-Spiers Gold Mining Syndicate was formed
• First shaft was started in 1935
• Surface drilling and underground mining turned up ore with an average of .1 ounces per ton
• 1937 - Large fire resulted in the burning down of the mining property

West Red Lake Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1934)

• Company property claims currently totalling ~3100 hectares in the West Red Lake
• Company is currently hosting three former Gold Mines
• Was a non - producing mine as of 1996

Frontier Gold Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1936) (Non - producer)

Berens River Gold Mine,

~200km North of Red Lake,

(1936 - 1948)

• H. Dewitt Smith formed the Newmount Mining Company 1935 which would operate at the Mine
• Only way to reach the mine was by air
• Produced 157,341 oz. (0.28 grade)
• Overall estimated worth of $5,000,000 in bullion
• Remained operational throughout WWII but closed in 1948 due to ore exhaustion

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Howey Gold Mines,

Red Lake,

(1930 - 1941)

• Founded by Jack Hammell in October 1926
• One of the 1st up and running mines in Red Lake (500-ton mill)
• Produced 421,324 oz. gold and 144,253 oz. silver in the 11 years it was operational
• Total worth = $13,256,097
• Closed because of a shaft pillar collapse in 1941

Mckenzie/Red Lake Mine,

Mckenzie Island,

(1935 - 1966)

• First gold brick was poured March 15, 1935
• Had produced over $24 million in gold bullion in 30 years
• Produced gold = 651,156 oz. (0.28 grade)
• Closed in 1965 due to ore depletion
• McKenzie Island is still populated but has no industry

Red Lake Gold Shore Mine,

Red Lake,

(1936 - 1938)

• Staked in 1926 but not underground until 1934
• Produced 115 tons a day during 1936
• Progress delayed because of a forest fire in 1930
• Produced 2,109,985 oz. ($738,486.65) by 1938
• Sold to Jack Hammell and merged with Hasaga

Hasaga Mine,

Red Lake,

(1938 - 1952)

• 1938 Gold Shore closed, Hammell buys plant and property, incorporating on 18 October as Hasaga Gold Mines Limited
• No. 1 shaft ore reserves lasted until June 1953 when the mine closed
• Produced $8,246,398 in bullion
• Produced 218,213 oz.

Cochenour-Willans Mine,

Red Lake - Cochenour,

(1939 - 1971)

• Incorporated on December 2, 1939
• Produced 1,244,279 oz. (0.54 grade)
• Produced $41,362,230 in bullion and paid $6,201,136 in dividends
• Currently in care and maintenance (Goldcorp now owns the property and processing the Bruce Channel discovery through there)

McMarmac Gold Mine,

Red Lake - Cochenour,

(1940 - 1948)

• Closed October 1940-1944 (due to the labour shortage cause by WWII)
• Opens again in 1947 until late 1948 when it closed for good
• Produced $2,735,879.97 in bullion
• Produced 45,246 oz. in gold.

Goldcorp Gold Mine,

Red Lake - Balmertown,

(1948 - present)

• Produced ~3,148,203 oz. gold from 1948 - 1996
• Many of the previous mines have been incorporated with Goldcorp
• The company focus at Red Lake is on asset optimization and cost reduction efforts
• The mine has been located in one of the worlds most prolific gold districts

Campbell Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1949 - present)

• Still one of the richest gold mines in the world
• Shaft sunk to 4,316 feet
• Produced $18 million in gold by 1955
• Established the rec/health care centres to give back to the community
• Produced 9,036,481 oz. of gold by 1996

H.G. Young Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1960 - 1963)

• Founded by Horace Greeley Young
• Bought the Starratt Olson mill - originally moved ore out to the Starratt Olson property
• Produced 54,244 oz. (0.19 grade)
• Produced $5,000,000 in bullion
• March 1963 - ore reserves are depleted and mine closes

Abino Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1985 - 1986)

• Incorporated in 1939 to acquire 40 claims where Dome, McDonough, Bateman and Balmer Townships met
• President was the female mining pioneer Mrs. Viola MacMillan
• Purchased by Dickenson—Arthur White became president
• 1985-86 new decline shaft was sunk and 1,397 oz. recovered

Orlac/Red Lake Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1946) (Non - producer)

McFinley Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1953)

• The property as of 1983 is being held by Sabina Industries and McFinley Mines Limited
• Non - producing mine
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Rubicon Minerals,

Red Lake District,

(2002 - Present)

• The property was acquired in 2002 by Rubicon Minerals
• Gold producing mine
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Dickenson Mine,

Balmertown,

(~1948)

• Went into production around 1948
• First gold was poured January 1949
• Ore was more structurally complex than at Campbell, so had to be carefully with planning and engineering
• Averaging 75,000 oz. 0.39 grade
• 1994 merged/bought by Goldcorp

Griffith Mine,

Ear Falls >>>,

(1968 - 1986)

• Iron Ore mine located North of Ear Falls
• Produced ~1.5million tons of pellets/year
• Iron Bay Mines Limited was formed to develop the property after Lorne Dempster acting on behalf of Alex Mosher claimed it in 1953
• 1966 - Iron Bay Mines formed the Iron Bay Trust to acquire an 80% interest in Griffith Mine, which was leased to the Steel Company of Canada until 2004

Uchi Lake Gold Mine,

Uchi Lake >>>,

(~1939 - 1942)

• Gold discovered here in 1927
• Took 8 years to get operational - 1939 there was a plant and bunkhouses
• Townsite was constructed to include a bank, school, curling rink and community hall
• Produced 114,467 oz.
• Closed due to the beginning of World War II

Annco Mine,

Red Lake - Cochenour,

(1965 - 1971)

• Incorporated in 1965 for the purpose of acquiring 5 claims from Martin McNeely Mines
• Used the Cochenour mill
• Controlled by Cochenour-Willans
• Shaft connected to the Cochenour on 5 levels between 1,550 and 2,050 feet
• Produced $2,159,164 in bullion

Wilmar Mine,

Red Lake - Cochenour,

(1967 - 1971)

• Incorporated in 1958 in order to acquire 12 claims from Martin McNeely
• Operated and controlled by Cochenour-Willans
• Shaft sunk to 2,116 feet
• Used the Cochenour mill
• Produced $2,527,680 in bullion

Robin Red Lake Mine,

Balmertown,

(1970 - 1972)

• Incorporated in 1945 in order to acquire 12 claims in Balmer Township that adjoined the east side of the Dickenson property
• 1956 - Dickenson, Dome, and Noranda financed an underground exploration of Robin Red Lake Mines from the Dickenson shaft at the 16th, 18th, 19th, and 23rd levels
• Used Dickenson mill
• Absorbed into Dickenson in 1972

N.W. Development Company 25' shaft,

Red Lake District,

(1897) (Non - producer)

Altura Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1937) (Non - producer)

Gold Eagle Mine,

Mckenzie Island,

(1937 - 1941)

• Gold Eagle Syndicate formed in 1933
• Milling production began in 1937 but only continued until 1941
• Mill used to test Cochenour-Willans ore until 1939
• Produced 40,204 oz. (0.22 grade)

Buffalo Mine,

Red Lake District,

(1980 - 1982)

• Incorporated as Buffalo Red Lake Mines in 1928 to acquire 13 claims from the Buffalo Red Lake Syndicate (staked by the Cochenour brothers) and 13 claims from Red Lake Prospectors Syndicate
• Buffalo Mines succeeded Buffalo Red Lake Mines and sank new decline shaft
• Produced between 1980 and 1982 (only produced 1,556 oz.)

Parvus Mine,

Red Lake District,

(N/A)

• Non - producing mine up until 1996
• Company name was Parvus Mines Limited
• Consisted of ~27 adjacent mining claims around Red Lake District

Madsen Mine,

Red Lake - Madsen,

(1938 - 1979)

• Madsen became one of Red Lake’s highest and most consistent producers
• Produced 2,416,609 oz. (0.29 grade)
• Produced $81,698,783 in bullion and paid $10,444,891 in dividends
• Property sold to Bulora Corporation in September 1974

Starratt-Olsen Gold Mines,

Red Lake District,

(1948 - 1956)

• Southwest and adjacent to the Madsen Red Lake property
• Incorporated in 1945 with Hasaga retaining control of the company and directing all operations
• Produced steadily until closing in 1956
• Produced 163,000 oz. (0.18 grade)
• Produced $5,629,400 in bullion

Gold in Ontario—Michael Barnes (Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press, 1995), The Gold Mines of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada—D.F. Parrott (Red Lake: D.F. Parrott, 1995)

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Claim map of Red Lake: Image from the Northern Miner, 19 July 1973 pg. 10 

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