McGarry, Ontario
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McGarry is an incorporated township in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It includes the communities of Virginiatown and Kearns. The township borders with Quebec to the east, along
Virginiatown
Chief Ignace Tonené
Kearns and Highway 66
Larder Lake
Kerr-Addison Mine
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The Kerr–Addison Mine is an abandoned Canadian gold mine in the Kearns area of McGarry, Ontario. In 1960, the mine was the largest producer of gold in North America. The mine produced the second most
McGarry, Ontario
…gold mine (1938–1952). An 854-metre (2,802 ft) shaft connected 20 levels, and its 500-ton stamp mill produced a total of 458,880 ounces of gold. The Kerr-Addison Gold mine started in 1936, and employed 1,456 people by 1959. In 1960, the mine produced the most gold in the Western Hemisphere, and the 10 millionth ounce of…
Mine buildings, 1947
Larder Lake, 1895
Gold ore from Larder Lake, 2006