Porcupine Camp
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Porcupine Camp was a key mining settlement that emerged as a central hub during the Porcupine Gold Rush in northern Ontario, Canada.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic locality
ⓘ
mining settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeHistory | area later incorporated into Timmins ⓘ |
| associatedWithCityFormation | formation of Timmins in 1912 GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Porcupine Gold Rush of 1909–1911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Ontario
|
| developedDuring | Porcupine Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
attracted prospectors and mining companies
ⓘ
contributed to development of Timmins ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Abitibi greenstone belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommodity | lode gold deposits ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | population dominated by miners and support workers ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | regional employment center during gold rush ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | important site in Canadian mining history ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
boarding houses and bunkhouses for miners
ⓘ
rudimentary transportation and communication facilities ⓘ supply stores and assay offices ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | gold ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMine |
Dome Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollinger Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ McIntyre Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity | gold mining ⓘ |
| hasStatus | historic mining camp ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
residential camp for miners
ⓘ
service center for surrounding gold mines ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Porcupine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | part of the historical origins of Timmins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Cochrane District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City of Timmins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porcupine Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Porcupine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| partOf |
Porcupine mining district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timmins area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | gold camp ⓘ |
| significance |
key mining hub in Northern Ontario
ⓘ
major center of the Porcupine Gold Rush ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
connected by early road networks
ⓘ
connected to regional rail lines ⓘ |
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