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We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology! We were asked about historical #gold mining in #CaribouMines in northeastern #Halifax County. This thread is our answer:
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
Josiah Jennings and a Mr. Harrington are believed to have been the first to find #gold at Caribou in 1864 while hunting with Mi’kmaq guide Francis Paul.
Gold mining began in 1867.
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
Gold mining began in 1867.
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
For the first few years the property was quite active with several shafts sunk and a number of mines opened. There were seven main sites, each of which was known as a separate mine.
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch #gold @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch #gold @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
