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We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology! We were asked about the historic #NewCampbellton coal mine in #VictoriaCounty.
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@JaimeBattiste
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The New Campbellton coal mine was opened in 1862 by Charles J. Campbell, a former Member of Parliament, Member of the Legislative Assembly and executive council member. The community had been named Kelly’s Cove but was changed to New Campbellton in 1862 in honour of Mr. Campbell.
A sample of New Campbellton’s coal was sent to the 1865 Dublin Exhibition and “was very favorably noticed by the Judges,” according to a report.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #nshistory
We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology! We were asked about the Middle River #gold mine (aka Gold Brook) in #VictoriaCounty...
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@JaimeBattiste @victoria_county
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #nshistory
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Two people - A farmer called Morrison and a J.G. McLeod – are credited in historical records with discovering #gold in Middle River and they were each given free claims for the discovery.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #nshistory
A free claim (no staking fees for 21 years) was awarded to the discoverer of #gold in an area, but by definition there can’t have been two discoverers.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #nshistory
Reclaimed mines are often hidden in plain view! For example, this beautiful lake is the former #Cheticamp #gypsum quarry in Cape Breton. Here’s the history of this amazing site:
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@mikekelloway @AllanMacMaster @BAMacQuarrie
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Father P. Fiset, parish priest in #Cheticamp, and his nephew Louis, a doctor, formed the Great Northern Mining Company about 1907. To raise funds, they sold shares for 5 cents each in Cheticamp. Shares were also sold in Quebec where the Fisets were well-known.
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In spring 1908 equipment for a mill was delivered to Government Wharf and hauled by horse and cart to Bell-Marche where the mill was built. The first #gypsum rock went through the mill on August 20, 1908.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #nshistory
We love getting questions about #mining, #minerals and #geology! We were recently asked about #MicaHill in Cape Breton. Here’s our answer:
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #NS #CB #victoriacounty
#MicaHill is likely #NovaScotia’s best deposit of mica. Test pits were sunk there in summer 1882 by the Scotian Mining Company which confirmed the presence of a large supply of good quality #mica.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #NS #CB
There are few records about the extraction took place on #MicaHill. This is not unusual. Many historical #NovaScotia mines/quarries have extensive documentation – and @NS_Energy_Mines plays an important role preserving them.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton #NS #CB
