West Red Lake Gold Mines
Non-producing
West Red Lake Gold Mines incorporated in March 1934 to acquire a series of 27 claims on Pipestone Bay at the west end of Red Lake. Lorne Howey staked nine of these claims in 1930 and worked by his company the National Gold Syndicate. Howey’s company only did minor work on the claims (trenching and sinking a 7.9-metre (26 feet) prospect shaft), before West Red Lake Gold Mines took over the claims.
West Red Lake Gold Mines began work on the claims in July 1934 and immediately sank a 205-foot shaft. The company suspended work from November 1934 until July 1935. When exploration efforts started again, West Red Lake Gold Mines spent the next five years extending the shaft to 66.1 metres (217 feet) and performing stripping, trenching, drilling and sampling on the site. West Red Lake Gold Mines expanded in 1940, purchasing two additional claims from Nelson Spiers, making the mine property 29 claims.
McKenzie Red Lake Gold Mines optioned four claims in January 1941 and performed a minor diamond drilling program before dropping the option in March 1941. There is no documentation of any further development of the claims.
West Red Lake Gold Mines began work on the claims in July 1934 and immediately sank a 205-foot shaft. The company suspended work from November 1934 until July 1935. When exploration efforts started again, West Red Lake Gold Mines spent the next five years extending the shaft to 66.1 metres (217 feet) and performing stripping, trenching, drilling and sampling on the site. West Red Lake Gold Mines expanded in 1940, purchasing two additional claims from Nelson Spiers, making the mine property 29 claims.
McKenzie Red Lake Gold Mines optioned four claims in January 1941 and performed a minor diamond drilling program before dropping the option in March 1941. There is no documentation of any further development of the claims.