Beneath Robillard Mountain Craigmont is about as distant from the reach of the modern world as you are likely to get in the “near north”. Indeed it appears on the map as a substantial settlement but as you cruise up Boulter road you become aware of how far you really are, both geographically and culturally [...]
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I explore the Old Mine Beneath Robillard Mountain – Corundum in Ontario
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Bancroft, Bancroft gemboree, bizzare, Buy The Book, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crazy things, exploration, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, mine, mines in northern Ontario, My Book, my life, 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, sapphires, strange places, Travel, tunnels, Uncategorized, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, tagged abandoned mines in Northern Ontario, Boulter road near Bancroft, collecting minerals near Bancroft, collecting minerals near Craigmont, corundum, corundum in Northern Ontario, Corundum in Ontario, corundum near bancroft, Craigmont, nepheline syenites, old mine tunnels, Ontario rockhound, rock Hounding, rockhound, rockhounding, Rocks & Gems, rocks and minerals, sapphires in Ontario, Syenite, syenite in Ontario, Syenite under Robillard Mountain on January 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The near-abandoned Bristol Mine
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, Adventures, Bancroft gemboree, books, Buy The Book, Canada, collecting rocks near Bancroft, environment, exploration, geography, geology, gold, gold mining, hiking, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, looking for gems, mine, my life, nature, Nature/Outdoors, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, Rocks & Gems, rocks and minerals, rockwatching, strange places, Travel, tagged Abandoned Mine, collecting minerals, gold, outdoors, Quebec, rock and mineral, rockhound, rockhounding, Travel on December 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Abandoned mine in Quebec – Bristol Mine P1020339, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Had an interesting time last weekend. I went to see the old abandoned Bristol Mine along the banks of the Ottawa River. The “town” of bristol mines still exists and the old mine property is still obvious for its enormous heaps tailings. Bristol [...]
Big Chunk of Natural Silver
Posted in abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, books, Buy The Book, Canada, Cobalt, collecting rocks near Bancroft, Education, environment, exploration, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, industrial archeology, Interesting, looking for gems, 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, science, silver, silver mines, strange places, Travel, underground, underground Ontario, wierd, tagged Add new tag, Cobalt, mineral collecting, museum, raw silver, rock and mineral, rockhound, rockhounding, silver, silver mines, Travel on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Raw Silver in Cobalt Mining Museum dad 043, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Here is my dad in the Cobalt mining museum. Sitting on top of a safe they have a chunk of silver that they dug out of the earth nearby worth around $14,000. I doubt that must be the value by weight – maybe [...]
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 [...]
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