Jack Wilson
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Jack Wilson was a prospector known for discovering the Porcupine mining camp, a significant early 20th-century gold field in Ontario, Canada.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porcupine mining camp | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold field
ⓘ
mining camp ⓘ prospector ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Porcupine gold rush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porcupine mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of gold mining in northern Ontario ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered |
Porcupine mining camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gold deposits in the Porcupine area ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Jack Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
gold prospecting
ⓘ
mineral exploration ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early discoverer of a major Canadian gold field
ⓘ
major early 20th-century Canadian gold field ⓘ |
| impactOn | Canadian gold mining industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering the Porcupine mining camp
ⓘ
gold production ⓘ prospecting for gold ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRegionOfActivity | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalContext | Canadian mining history ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in opening the Porcupine gold field ⓘ |
| notableWork | discovery of the Porcupine gold field ⓘ |
| occupation | prospector ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Shield gold fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSignificantEvent | Porcupine mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDiscoveredIn | Porcupine region of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | discovery of gold in the Porcupine area ⓘ |
| startTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfProspector | gold prospector ⓘ |
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