New Photos!
Thanks to Mark Smyk, we are able to share with you this series of photos.
He wrote, “I recently visited Cobalt for the first time in a few years. My visit has prompted me to reach out to you to see if the CHS would be interested in the photos that I took between 1985 and 1987 while I was working on my MSc Geology thesis and on contract at the Resident Geologist Office, MNDM.”
Mark generously scanned the digital photos from coloured slides. We were able to confirm his ID of all but two of the pictures – we left those at the end. Perhaps you can help us fill in the missing detail.
People
Places from around the area
The Mines
You’ll note that these photos were taken just before remediation work was mandated by the provincial government. Open cuts and mine workings are not fenced off.
This plant was built in 1954 over the original O’Brien Mill
Unknown mine ruins from Crosswise Lake
These two images were from the same mine, located on the south side of Crosswise Lake – Mark believes it may have been closer to the south end of the lake, possibly the Morgan Silver Cross Mines property.
