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Early RPPC photo postcard of the iconic McIntyre Porcupine mine site, located near Schumacher (Timmins) in Northern Ontario. When this photo was taken the mine had not yet attained its fame.
Labeled at bottom ‘MC INTYRE PORCUPINE MINES, PORCUPINE GOLD CAMP’
The Porcupine Gold Camp was one of the most prolific and historically significant gold mining regions in Canada, located in Northern Ontario, near what is now the city of Timmins.
Interesting phonetic French text on the back, young man who has left him home to go find his future and fortune working in the mine
Address Ferdinand Desjardins Timmins Ontario
when I left the house it was very good. Anthony will pass the winter at home. He'll not come out... I left for a good reason because I do not plan to return back home, I am forced to make my future myself I am encouraged because here I am making a large salary. I'll be quiet because I'm afraid of boring you...
‘AZO’ photographic paper dates it to 1904-1918
The McIntyre Mine, located in the Porcupine Camp near Timmins, Ontario, is one of the legendary pillars of Canada’s gold mining history—part of the famed “Big Three” alongside the Hollinger and Dome mines.
McIntyre Porcupine Mines Limited was a Canadian mining company that existed from 1911 to 1989. Its iconic headframe, located near downtown Timmins, has come to represent the entire Porcupine Gold Rush. The McIntyre also yielded a considerable amount of copper over its life.
Sandy McIntyre (1869-1943) had immigrated to Canada from Scotland around the turn of the century...in 1906 became a prospector, exploring Northern Ontario.
McIntyre Porcupine was formed in 1911, adding land staked by Sandy McIntyre to nearby ground obtained by J. P. Bickell. Although the initial assays were lean, Bickell kept the company afloat through tough times. Later, as grades improved, he obtained additional ground. In 1919, Bickell left the investment business to become president and then chairman of McIntyre-Porcupine Mines.
Between 1912 and 1955 production was valued at $230 million and the company paid $62 million in dividends to shareholders. From 1912 to 1988 there were 37,529,691 tons milled, producing 10,745,361 ounces of gold, an overall grade of 0.29 ounces per ton.
