Is a secret gold mine hidden in the B.C. mountains? This …

Originally published on October 7, 2019. Every summer for the past decade, Adam Palmer, 39, has spent weeks scouring the mountains near Pitt Lake, B.C., in search of a mythic lost mine known as ...

Haunted Heritage Part 2: Abandoned Ghost Towns of Alberta

Along any lonely stretch of highway, travellers are bound to come across the decaying remains of one of Alberta's abandoned towns. ... the little town flourished as the Nordegg mine became one of the top-producing coal mines in Alberta until the mid-1950s. Declining demand for coal led to closure of the mine in 1955.

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Filter 2 gold mines by commodity, disposition, record type, and development status in Alberta. Quick Facts Cobalt, Gold, Magnesite, Nickel, and Platinum mines located in Alberta.

REHABILITATING ABANDONED MINES IN CANADA:

This report was commissioned by the National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI) in June 2006. The report aims to provide a toolkit of funding options for rehabilitating abandoned mines that may be applied in Provinces or Territories. The target readers are politicians, government bureaucrats, municipal officials and other interested ...

Abandoned Alberta: Ghost Towns That Didn't …

LOOK: Spooky And Beautiful Ghost Towns Of Alberta. Coal was abundant in eastern parts of the province, as well as in the Canadian Rockies near Banff, and several small towns were founded in the early …

Canada Mines For Sale

Featured. Historic Gold-Copper Mine for sale. Kirk Gold Prospect. The gold was discovered here in early 20th century. From 1919 -1921 the property was developed by incline shaft to 126 feet and 700 feet of horizontal drift and reported as a …

NOAMI | National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines …

The Workshop on Orphaned/Abandoned Mines in Canada, held in June 2001 in Winnipeg, reviewed the issues of orphaned/abandoned mine sites in Canada and identified processes to move forward. Five major themes …

Bankhead Ghost Town – Banff's Abandoned Coal Mine

The Bankhead ghost town was once the thriving coal mining community of Bankhead, Alberta. Now the remnants of the abandoned coal mine sit quietly amid one of the most beautiful locations in Canada. ... The strategy for removing the coal was counter to most coal mines in the world. Instead of starting from the top and digging down, the …

Maps, Map Viewers, and Shapefiles | Alberta Energy Regulator

Map-85: Coal Mines and Potential Coal Development Areas, 2014 ; Map-86: Significant Coal-Bearing Formations in Alberta, 2005 Map-87: Coal in Alberta (2015, historical map) . For current information, refer to the mapviewer and/or shapfile. Map-90: Designated Oil and Gas Fields, and Oil Sands Deposits [Large PDF] [Small PDF]

7 Creepy Abandoned Places You Can Visit In Alberta

That being said, here's a list of the many creepy abandoned places you can visit in Alberta. See on Instagram. Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton General Hospital-B Wing The abandoned B-wing of the hospital is said to possess the spirit of a mother searching frantically for her dead child(ren). Word is, it still smells of sick people …

The Lure of Gold in Alberta's History: Part I

An even larger rush was about to eclipse the community when, in early May of 1897, newspapers carried details of rich gold strikes in Canada's frozen north. Tens of thousands, an entirely new generation …

Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how …

Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up after ...

Instead of a coal mine, this Alberta mountain may now …

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), which has opposed the development of new coal mines in southern Alberta, said Montem's new proposal would be better than a mine on Tent Mountain ...

Gold mines/ mines?

Go into google and type in any combination, abandoned gold mines alberta B.C, old gold mines alberta, B.C., gold mines in Alberta, gold mines in B.C. there isn't really a lot of stuff for Alberta as there was never much in the way of gold however B.C. is a great resource and there are tons within a five hour drive from Calgary.

Bankhead Ghost Town – Bankhead, Alberta

Once a bustling mining town operated by the Canadian Pacific Railroad, the crumbling ruins of Bankhead now lie abandoned up in the mountains of Banff National …

How to Find Old Abandoned Mines

Resistivity Theory & Void Detection. A mine void in the earth (in an electrical context) may be thought of as a "system" composed of (1) rock and soil, (2) the interstitial free water contained in the soil or rock, and (3) the …

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Gold Panning on the Red Deer River | Alberta, …

The headwaters of the Red Deer River start in the Rocky Mountains within Banff National Park. From it's humble beginning, it continues flowing for 450 miles across southern Alberta. There was never a true "gold rush" on …

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Maryland Gold Mine Ruins – Potomac, Maryland

Today the abandoned gold mine, left in disrepair, can be found near the historic C&O Canal. The wooden pieces of the structures have mostly been removed and the stonework is mostly fenced off.

19 abandoned ghost towns in Alberta to road trip …

19 abandoned ghost towns in Alberta to road trip to this October. They may not officially be haunted, but the eerie silence of Alberta's ghost towns is still enough to make the skin crawl. Alberta …

Exploring Alberta's Ghost Towns: Bankhead

The Bankhead townsite (prairie-towns) Bankhead, Alberta was an important part of the Banff region's history. It was one of the largest coal mining towns in the Bow Valley and brought tons of workers and …

The Northern Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program

Budget 2019 invested $49.9 million over 15 years ($2.2 billion on a cash basis), starting in 2020–21 to create the Northern Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. The program will exclusively address the largest and highest-risk abandoned mines in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Lost Lemon Mine

Lost Lemon Mine. Lost Lemon Mine, a legendary gold deposit reputedly somewhere between the Crowsnest Pass and the Highwood River in southwestern Alberta, …

Coal Mine Map Viewer

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Our statistical report ST45: Operating and Abandoned Coal Mines in Alberta contains information on mines in Alberta dating back to 1880. The report also includes an interactive coal mine map viewer, which allows users to view and locate coal mines across Alberta. Launch Viewer: Coal Mine Map Viewer

Eldorado Lost River Gold Mine

The Lost River Gold Mine ... Alberta, obtained an option of approximately 1,400 acres of leases. Work, under the direction of D.J. McNeil, included two drifts on the Eley and Hall leases, as well as surficial exploration at scattered points; the option was relinquished June 30th, 1936. In the first drift, 350 feet long on the Eley lease, water ...

The Ghost Towns of Banff: Uncovering a Fascinating Past

Five abandoned towns that were formerly located inside the boundaries of Banff National Park provide a glimpse into the past of Banff's frontier. In this article, I'll outline the intriguing background of these ghost towns as well as their original locations. ... Two mines were developed: Alberta Mine on Copper Mountain on the other side of ...