Porcupine mining camp
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Porcupine mining camp is a historic gold-mining district in northeastern Ontario, Canada, known for its rich deposits and major role in the development of the region’s mining industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porcupine mining camp canonical | 1 |
| Porcupine mining camp area | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mining district
ⓘ
historic mining camp ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | City of Timmins ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Porcupine Gold Rush ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| contributedTo | growth of Timmins as a mining town ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Benny Hollinger
ⓘ
Harry Preston ⓘ Jack Wilson ⓘ Sandy McIntyre ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| economicRole | major gold-producing area in Canada ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Abitibi greenstone belt ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a historic mining district ⓘ |
| influenced | settlement patterns in northeastern Ontario ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hard-rock gold mining
ⓘ
large-scale underground mines ⓘ open-pit gold mines ⓘ rich gold deposits ⓘ |
| laborForce |
attracted international miners
ⓘ
attracted miners from across Canada ⓘ |
| languageRegion | English-speaking Canada ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canadian Shield
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ northeastern Ontario ⓘ |
| majorMine |
Dome Mine
ⓘ
Hollinger Mine ⓘ Hollinger Mine ⓘ
surface form:
McIntyre Mine
|
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| oreType |
lode gold deposits
ⓘ
quartz vein-hosted gold ⓘ |
| partOf | Timmins ⓘ |
| peakDevelopmentPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region |
Porcupine region
ⓘ
surface form:
Porcupine region of Ontario
|
| resource | gold ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Canadian gold production
ⓘ
development of northeastern Ontario mining industry ⓘ economic development of Timmins ⓘ |
| startOfGoldRush | 1910 ⓘ |
| transportLink | connected to national rail network ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Porcupine mining camp area