The mine buildings belonging to the now-defunct McIntyre gold mine, near Timmins, Ont., which produced 10.8 million oz. of gold over its 76-year life, will succumb to the wrecker’s ball over the next few weeks.
However, a condensed library of drill core representing a cross-section of the prolific deposit was rescued before it could be demolished.
The Porcupine Prospectors and Developers Association (PPDA) rallied to save the core samples, which were housed in the mine’s main office.
Twenty-two members and friends of the PPDA voluntarily relocated 2,353 core boxes from the mine site to a nearby storage facility of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.
The rescue of the core will give future generations of geologists and geochemists the chance to study the geology of the McIntyre deposit.
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