⛏ Discovery Mine

Canada · Americas · 63.19°N, 113.90°W

The Discovery Mine was a gold mine 84 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories that operated between 1950 and 1969. Gold was discovered here by Alfred Giauque in 1944. A complete townsite, on Giauque Lake, was established by the company to house workers and their families. The mine produced one million troy ounces (31,000 kg) of gold from one million tons of ore. The abandoned townsite, not accessible by road, was demolished in 2005.

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Country	Canada
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	63.19°N, 113.90°W · view on map

Discovery Mine is located in Canada, in Americas.

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