Porcupine region
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The Porcupine region is a gold-rich area in northeastern Ontario, Canada, best known for its historic Porcupine Gold Rush and long-standing mining industry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porcupine region of Ontario | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
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gold mining region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Northern Ontario mining industry
NERFINISHED
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Timmins mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Porcupine mining camp
NERFINISHED
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gold mines ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
hard rock mining
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open-pit gold mining ⓘ underground gold mining ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Archean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | greenstone belt ⓘ |
| goldRushStartYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | mining heritage ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Porcupine Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Porcupine Gold Rush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ long-standing mining industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeastern Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| miningCommodity |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| miningMethod | lode mining ⓘ |
| naturalResource | gold ⓘ |
| near | Timmins, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Abitibi greenstone belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| significance | one of Canada’s major historic gold-producing areas ⓘ |
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Porcupine region of Ontario