Leckie Mine

Leckie Mine, also known as Penrose Mine, Little Dan Mine and Sterling Mine, is an abandoned gold producing underground mine in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the eastern shore of Arsenic Lake 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the town of Temagami. It is entirely owned by Progenitor Metals Corp. An estimated 483,500 tonnes of ore remain in the mine, which could contain 102,720 ounces of gold.[1]

Leckie
Location
Leckie Gold Mine
Location in Ontario
LocationTemagami
ProvinceOntario
CountryCanada
Coordinates47°05′35.57″N 079°47′48.03″W
Production
ProductsGold
ProductionNot available
History
Opened~1900, 1933
Closed1909, 1937
Owner
CompanyProgenitor Metals Corp.

Leckie Mine is named after Major Robert Gilmour Leckie (1833 – 1914), a Canadian mining engineer from Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[2][3] Leckie was an owner of the mine in the early 1900s.[2]

See also

References

  1. http://temagamigold.com/index.php/reports/10-little-dan-leckie
  2. Starke, Bertram V. (1985). Summary Report 1985 Stroud Exploration Program Leckie Project, Ontario (Report). Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. p. 4.
  3. "Quarterly Bulletin of the Canadian Mining Institute". The Late Major R. G. Leckie. Canadian Mining Institute: 17. 1914.


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