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RPPC postcard photo of the Temiscaming silver mine taken during the early years of famous Silver Rush in Cobalt Northern Ontario.
The Temiskaming Mine (operated by the Temiskaming Mining Company) was a major silver producer during the height of the Cobalt silver rush in Coleman Township, near Cobalt, Ontario
AZO photographic paper dates it to 1906-1911
Cobalt, Ontario’s Silver Rush was one of the most dramatic and influential mining booms in Canadian history. It began in 1903 when railway workers on the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway (T&NO) uncovered extraordinarily rich silver veins near Mile 103. Within two years, the discovery exploded into a full‑scale rush that transformed a quiet forest region into one of the busiest mining camps in the world.
Discovered in 1906 the discovery vein contained no silver, only when a depth of 80 feet was reached was silver found. The deposit was developed by three shafts the deepest being 1600 feet. The mine shut down sometime in the 1989 by Agnico Mines Ltd. Total production was about 12,000,000 oz. Ag; 200,000 lbs. Co; and 16,000 lbs. Cu.
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