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A #NovaScotian co-discovered the Klondike's #gold...but it wasn't the happy occasion you'd think!
Robert Henderson was born in #Pictou County in 1857. He became obsessed with finding gold after reading Alaskan histories as a child.
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Robert Henderson was born in #Pictou County in 1857. He became obsessed with finding gold after reading Alaskan histories as a child.
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He left home at the age of 14, prospecting for #gold in Australia, New Zealand, and Colorado, before heading to the Canadian north. He arrived in the Yukon in 1894 and prospected several areas before Joe Ladue convinced him to try Indian River.
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Ladue, a miner and sawmill operator, believed the unexplored Indian River had great potential and he grubstaked Henderson to explore the area in exchange for a share of any profits.
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Gold was discovered in Renfrew, originally known as Nine Mile River, in 1861 by William Thompson who found a boulder that contained #gold on the banks of the brook near his saw mill. Later that year, John McPhee discovered additional quartz veins near Thompson's mill.
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These discoveries led to a swirl of activity by many small companies and prospectors staking claims.
Production began in 1862 but didn't boom until 1863 when #gold recovery more than doubled from 308 ounces in 1862 to 785 ounces in 1863.
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Production began in 1862 but didn't boom until 1863 when #gold recovery more than doubled from 308 ounces in 1862 to 785 ounces in 1863.
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In 1864 mining increased significantly but no crushing of ore was done during the last three months of the year due to a drought, water being essential to the process.
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Why was #Yukon Gold Rush town #DawsonCity named after a #NovaScotian? Read this thread to find out!
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#Pictou’s George Mercer Dawson led the expedition that surveyed the intern'l boundary between Alaska and Yukon. The expedition left Ottawa on April 22, 1887 and traveled into the Yukon’s wild, remote country to record its geography, geology, botany, native languages and legends.
We love getting questions about #mining, #minerals and #geology! We were recently asked about historical #copper mining in the #CaribouRiver area of #PictouCounty. Here’s our answer:
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@TimHoustonNS @karla_macf_pc Several pits were dug at the #CaribouRiver #copper occurrence in 1828 by the General #Mining Association, an #English company that was granted a monopoly on #NovaScotian #coal reserves from 1827-1857.
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@TimHoustonNS @karla_macf_pc GMA spent 271 pounds but did not find enough copper to justify continuing exploration.
In 1916 a few shallow shafts were sunk at the site. In 1977 the prospect was field checked by the Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, but no mineralization was found in outcrop.
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In 1916 a few shallow shafts were sunk at the site. In 1977 the prospect was field checked by the Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, but no mineralization was found in outcrop.
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@JimVibert had basic facts wrong in his recent column about #gold #mining.
He said the Touquoy mine is 1,760 hectares and it's bigger than most #NS towns. In fact, it's 249 hectares - less than 1/5 the size of #Burnside ind park.
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He said the Touquoy mine is 1,760 hectares and it's bigger than most #NS towns. In fact, it's 249 hectares - less than 1/5 the size of #Burnside ind park.
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@JimVibert @chronicleherald Of the mine’s 249 hectares, the pit – where actual mining takes place – is only 37 hectares.
The #NS #mining industry's footprint is only 0.1% of #NovaScotia's landmass. We create 5500 jobs for #NovaScotians using very little land.
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The #NS #mining industry's footprint is only 0.1% of #NovaScotia's landmass. We create 5500 jobs for #NovaScotians using very little land.
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@JimVibert @chronicleherald @JimVibert had basic facts wrong in his recent column about #NovaScotia #gold #mining.
He said @AtlanticGoldCo paid only $270,000 in royalties last year. In fact, the company paid $1.4 million in royalties. This info is publicly-available in their annual report.
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He said @AtlanticGoldCo paid only $270,000 in royalties last year. In fact, the company paid $1.4 million in royalties. This info is publicly-available in their annual report.
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