Kayaking on the Grand River – Paris, Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. An unseasonably warm day – early March found JC and I visiting Southern Ontario on a search for abandoned gypsum mines. Where both the Grand River and the Nith River meet there is the quaint though somewhat aged town of Paris. It has [...]
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Abandoned mines in Ontario – Gypsum Mines in Paris Ontario, along the banks of the Grand River
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, book on caves, Caves, caves in Ontario, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, environment, exploration, history, industrial archeology, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, photo, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, strange places, tagged abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, Grand River, gypsum mines, industrial archeology, Nith River, Paris Ontario, plaster of Paris, urban exploration on March 11, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Abandoned Mine Near Niagara Falls – Ontario
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, art, Caves, Education, exploration, extreme sports, humor, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, My Book, Nature/Outdoors, News, niagara escarpment, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, strange places, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, wierd, tagged abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, exploration, Niagara Falls, rock art, rock paintings, urb ex, urban exploration, urbex on October 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Abandoned Mine Near Niagara Falls – Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Leaded paint rock art circa 1970. Do you suppose the artist was trying to express his inner soul? will this still be here a thousand years from now and what will they surmise of primitive Ontarions? I found this unique piece of primitive graffiti [...]
Abandoned Mine near Niagara Falls – Ontario mine
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Buy The Book, Canada, Caves, crazy things, creepy places, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, hiking, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, mine, My Book, my life, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, sports, strange places, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, tagged Abandoned Mine, abandoned mines in Ontario, exploring abandoned mines, Ontario rock, Ontario sandstone, urb ex, urban exploration, Urban exploration in Ontario on October 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Abandoned Mine near Niagara Falls – Ontario mine, originally uploaded by Mic2006. As you might guess by my post I did not go to P-Lake today. I woke up At around 03:30 with a terrible headache (I always get one when the clouds are moving in and I hear we are in for a severe [...]
Croft Mine – Abandoned Ontario Uranium Mine
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, backpacking, bizzare, books, Buy The Book, Canada, collecting rocks near Bancroft, Education, environment, exploration, feldspar, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, health, health and safety, hiking, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, looking for gems, mine, mines in northern Ontario, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, strange places, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, tagged Abandoned mine in ontario, abandoned mines in Ontario, collecting rocks near Bancroft Ontario, Croft Mine, finding the Croft Uranium mine, mine in Ontario, Mines near Bancroft Ontario, mining in Ontario, old mines in Ontario, rock collecting in Ontario, rockhounding in Ontario, uranium mines in Ontario, uranium mines near Bancroft, where to find crystals in Ontario, where to find minerals in ontario on January 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Finding the Croft Uranium Mine – Ontario Between 1953 and 1955 Croft Uranium Mines worked the area for radioactive minerals. They found betafite, uranite, uranothorite, allanite and pyrochlore. Their appearance is flagged in the pegmatite by a dark red color and quartz that has darkened to a grayish-black. There are also said to be small [...]
Abandoned Mine Tour – Colonial Mine – Cobalt
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Bancroft gemboree, bizzare, books, Buy The Book, Canada, Cobalt, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crazy things, environment, exploration, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, looking for gems, mine, mines in northern Ontario, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, silver, silver mines, strange places, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, vacation, wierd, tagged abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, industrial archeology, rock collecting, rock collecting in Ontario, rockhound, rockhounding in Ontario, rocks and gems, rocks in Ontario, silver, silver mines, underground, urban exploration on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Whats under Cobalt P1020263, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I just got back from Cobalt last night, it was a long drive – 6 hours. While in Cobalt I took an abandoned mine tour. Its a service offered by the local museum – well worth doing if you like that kind of thing. This here is [...]
Abandoned Dwyer Fluorite Mine
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, Bancroft gemboree, bizzare, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crystals, environment, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, looking for gems, mine, mines in northern Ontario, My Book, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, strange places, tagged abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, geology of Ontario, rock collecting, rock collecting in Ontario, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, rocks and minerals on September 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I thought I had made a new discovery P1010863, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I noticed this blocked up mine and an interesting scar above it when I was travelling along Old Mumford Road after an unsucessful attempt to find the Tripp Nu-age mine. I thought that I had found a new area for collecting rocks [...]
The Abandoned Harcourt Graphite Mine near Bancroft
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Abandoned Mine in Northern Ontario P1010856, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I had one heck of a time finding the Harcourt Graphite Mine, following directions from an old guide book only to discover that the directions were wrong. Simply put, the mine is only about 150 meters off highway 648 – just outside Harcourt. Being densely [...]
Bats in Ontario Mine
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, animals, bats, bizzare, Canada, Caves, creepy places, environment, exploration, geography, geology, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, mine, mines in northern Ontario, my life, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, strange places, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, wierd, tagged abandoned mines in Ontario, Add new tag, bats, mine, mines in northern Ontario on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bats Looked Healthy to me P1010706, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Much has been said of the mysterious disease that had been killing bats this spring. Having just seen numerous bats in Northern Ontario (Bancroft area) I was unable to notice any of the white fuzz around the nose. This disease might possibly have just [...]







