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[derrick]

My finds from and old mine in the kirkland lake area

[derrick]

Gold in quartz....a few blobs of gold..it runs all around this rock

[derrick]

More gold from the same area

[Jordi Fabre]

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[derrick]

sorry just didn't understand how to insert more of my pictures..Derrick

[derrick]

more high grade gold

[derrick]

One more of my finds.

[derrick]

Nice butter colour..

[derrick]

more high grade gold

[derrick]

Small vein

[supertxango]

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[derrick]

One evening in July 1911, Hargreaves became lost while hunting for rabbits. He fired a shot to attract the Wrights' attention. Wright walked towards Hargreaves and stumbled across a quartz outcrop. It was almost dusk, but he could see free gold in reddish feldspar porphyry. The next day, they staked three claims, two of which turned out to be directly on the fault line of the area. The partners staked more claims over the following weeks. This initial discovery was the first rich find that established the Kirkland Lake camp.

Soon after the claims were made, the partnership ended. Hargreaves needed to support his wife, so he sold his interest in the claims. Wright was single. He held onto his interest, despite a lack of funds and harsh conditions. He was determined to hold and work the claims.

The ground staked by Wright and Hargreaves eventually became three mines: Sylvanite, Lakeshore and Wright-Hargreaves. The gold extracted from these three mines totaled 13.5 million ounces. Wright had sold the claims that became Sylvanite to Harry Oakes in exchange for Lakeshore property, shares in the mine and a vice-presidency. The mine for which Wright is best known is the one that bears his name, the Wright Hargreaves.

[Pierre Joubert]

Thank you for sharing your exiting finds + the story behind the site.

[derrick]

Anytime..this is a great site to share and learn..Derrick

[derrick]

I went out digging today and found these rocks