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  • TIMMINS UNDERGROUND GOLD MINE TOUR (TIMMINS, ONTARIO)

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    “Gather in the dry where you change into mining gear for your trip underground with experienced underground miners. We provide you with a hard hat, lamp, belt, coveralls and boots, but we do recommend that you bring a warm pair of socks and a sweater; the temperature underground is a year-round 3 degrees Celsius!” Click…

  • SIMPSON MINE SHAFT (BRUCE MINES, ONTARIO)

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    “The Simpson Copper Mine Shaft, a crucial piece of Canadian mining history, is located right in the town of Bruce Mines. The Bruce Mines, as they were collectively known, produced the first hard-rock copper in Canada in 1847. Having been restored to demonstrate copper mining of the 1800″s, the Simpson Shaft is open for guided…

  • COBALT NORTHERN ONTARIO MINING MUSEUM (COBALT, ONTARIO)

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    “One of the world”s largest displays of native silver ore. Unique collection of mining and prospecting equipment and artifacts. Displays and exhibits highlighting the social and cultural life of the Cobalt Camp in early 1900″s. Flourescent rock display. Heritage Silver Trail Tours. Silver jewellery hand-crafted at the museum.” Click Here for More Information on the…

  • SPRINGHILL MINERS’ MUSEUM (SPRINGHILL, NOVA SCOTIA)

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    “Tour the depths of a Springhill coal mine, famous in song and legend, with a knowledgeable guide. Hear stories of the disaster of 1891, the 1916 subeterranean fire which raged through the galleries, the loss of 39 men in the 1956 explosion and the major “bump” in 1958 in which 75 men lost their lives.…