Cobalt
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Cobalt is a small historic mining town in northeastern Ontario, Canada, known for its early 20th-century silver boom and significant role in Canadian mining history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cobalt canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining town
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 705 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicTransition | from primary mining centre to heritage and tourism-based economy ⓘ |
| foundingPeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town of Cobalt Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Cobalt Mining Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heritage Silver Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ historic mine headframes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
historic miners’ housing and buildings
ⓘ
industrial archaeological sites ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada (Cobalt Mining District) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody |
Cobalt Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Timiskaming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
helped establish Ontario as a major mining jurisdiction
ⓘ
one of the earliest major hard-rock mining camps in Canada ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Northern Ontario mining camps
ⓘ
growth of Canadian mining finance sector ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early 20th-century silver boom
ⓘ
historic mining industry ⓘ role in Canadian mining history ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
northeastern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Timiskaming District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northeastern shore of Lake Timiskaming ⓘ |
| near |
Haileybury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temiskaming Shores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Temiskaming region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | P0J ⓘ |
| primaryHistoricalIndustry | silver mining ⓘ |
| railwayHistory | Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | resource-based community ⓘ |
| secondaryHistoricalIndustry | cobalt mining ⓘ |
| significantEvent | discovery of rich silver deposits in early 20th century ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Ontario Highway 11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario Highway 11B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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