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Quartz seam in which the gold was found is pushed up against the rock face.
Abandoned Ontario Gold MineĀ
Looking in from the entrance of the mine, this tunnel leads on for a short distance. The granite headwall against which the quartz seam seems pushed appears on the right. Further back in the valley outside the mine, [...]
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