Cobalt and area from the mid-80s
New Photos! Thanks to Mark Smyk, we are able to share with you this series of photos. He wrote, “I […]
Mines
New Research Resources – The Right of Way Mine
Introducing a new research resource about the Right of Way mine by Allan Stacey.
List of O’Brien Mine Employees of the 1930s
A list of employees who worked at the O’Brien Mine in Coleman Township during the 1930s.
Denis Newman’s McKinley Darragh
Denis Newman and the Canadian Mining Heritage Series featuring the McKinley Darragh Mill in Coleman Township
McKinley Darragh : More to the story
Today’s feature is the McKinley Darragh Mine – not only new-to-us photos, but also new-to-us details about the two men who made the first silver discovery.
Historic Sites to be Revisited at Cobalt – 1969
From 1969 – the Heritage Tour – a forerunner of the Heritage Silver Trail
New Resource – 1907 Claims Map
The delegation of American Institute of Mining Engineers stopped in Cobalt in 1907. They published a report of their tour, including a “Pocket Map of the Cobalt Silver Camp.”
More to the Story – Cobalt’s First Magistrate R.H.C. Browne
Things I learned from studying the Coleman Township assessment rolls for 1907. Robert Henry Coulson Browne, Cobalt’s first stipendiary magistrate.
From Mrs. Fauteaux to Miss Rita Murray
16 Photographic Views of Cobalt, Ont.
Gowganda and the Millerett Mine
In this story, we feature the Millerett Mine. It was the first to ship ore of any substantial quantity from Gowganda.