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Manitoba's Mineral Resources
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| Location | Commodity | Company | Mine | Production date |
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Amaranth Amaranth Harcus Harcus Harcus Harcus Harcus |
gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum |
Western Gypsum Products Limited B.A.C.M. Industries Limited Westroc Industries Limited BPB Canada Inc. Domtar Inc. Georgia-Pacific Lehigh Cement Ltd. |
mine mine quarry quarry quarry quarry quarry |
1929-1963 1967-1970 1977-2002 2003- 1990-2001 2001-2002 2004- |
| Anderson Lake | copper, zinc | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Anderson Lake Mine | 1970-1988 |
| Athapapuskow Lake | copper
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Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Centennial Mine | 1977-1979 1980-1983 1985-1988 |
| Beavertail Lake | copper, zinc | Dickstone Copper Mines Ltd./Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Dickstone Mine | 1970-1974 |
| Bernic Lake | amblygonite pollucite (cesium) (1960-62) tantalum, lithium, pollucite (cesium) (1969-1982,1988-), spodumene (1984-) nickel, copper |
Chemalloy Minerals Limited Chemalloy Minerals Limited Tantalum Mining Corporation Dumbarton Mines Ltd. |
Bernic Lake Mine Bernic Lake Mine Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine) Dumbarton Mine |
1958-1960 1960-1962 1969-1982, 1988- 1984- 1969-1973 |
| Birchtree Lake | nickel nickel |
International Nickel Company Inco/CVRD Inco/Vale Inco |
Birchtree Mine | 1969-1977 1989- |
| Bird Lake | nickel | Dumbarton Mines Ltd. | Maskwa Mine | 1974-1975 |
| Birtle | oil | Unidentified | Birdtail Oil Field | 1996- |
| Bissett | gold gold gold gold gold gold |
San Antonio Gold Mines Brinco/New Forty Four Mines/San Antonio Resources/Cassiar Rea Gold Ltd. Harmony Gold San Gold Corp. San Gold Corp. |
San Antonio Gold Mine San Antonio Gold Mine San Antonio Gold Mine Harmony Gold Mine Rice Lake Mine San Gold #1 Mine |
1932-1968 1982-1983 1997 1998-2001 2006- 2006- |
| Cranberry Portage | gold | Gurney Gold Mines Ltd. | Gurney Gold Mine | 1937-1939 |
| Elbow Lake | gold | Century Mining Corporation Limited | Century Gold Mine | 1942 |
| English Lake | gold | Esso Resources Canada/Brinco | Lotus Mine | 1982 |
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Star Lake Falcon Lake |
gold molybdenite |
Penniac Reef Gold Mines Limited Falcon Lake Mining and Milling Co. Ltd. |
Penniac Reef Gold Mine Gull (property) |
1913-1915 1925 |
| Farley Lake | gold | Black Hawk Mining | Farley Lake Mine | 1996-2000 |
| Flin Flon | copper, silver, gold copper, zinc, silver, gold zinc, copper, tellurium, selenium, cadium, gold, silver copper copper copper copper, zinc gold zinc, copper, gold, silver copper, zinc |
Mandy Mining Company Emergency Metals Ltd. Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Don Jon Mines Limited Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting/HudBay Minerals Granges Inc. Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting/HudBay Minerals |
Mandy Mine Mandy Mine Flin Flon Mine Cuprus Mine Don Jon Mine North Star Mine Trout Lake Mine Tartan Lake Mine Callinan Mine 777 Mine |
1916-1920 1943-1944 1930-1990 1948-1954 1955-1957 1955-1958 1982- 1987-1989 1990-2004 (see 777 Mine) 2004- |
| Garson | limestone Tyndall ® Stone |
Wm. Garson/Garson Quarry Co./Northwest Quarries Co. Ltd./Garson Limestone Co. Ltd. John Gunn/John Gunn & Sons/Gillis Quarries Limited |
Garson Quarry Gillis Quarry |
1895-1969 1898- |
| Gem Lake | gold gold |
Gem Lake Mines Ltd. Diana Gold Mines |
Gem Lake Mine Gem Lake Mine |
1932 1934-1936 |
| Elk Island | gold |
God's Lake Gold Mines Ltd. |
God's Lake Gold Mine |
1935-1943 |
| Gold Lake |
gold gold |
Gold Pan Mines Limited Lake Superior Metals Company Limited |
Gold Pan and Gold Seal (mine) Gold Pan and Gold Seal (mine) |
1919-1921 1923-1924 |
| Ghost Lake | zinc | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting |
Ghost Lake Mine | 1972-1988 |
| Gypsumville | gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum gypsum |
Manitoba Union Mining Company Manitoba Gypsum Company Gypsum, Lime and Alabastine, Canada, Limited Domtar Construction Materials Limited D.G. McArthur Dominion Gypsum Co. Manitoba Gypsum Co. Canada Gypsum and Alabastine/Gypsum, Lime and Alabastine Canada Ltd. Montreal Trust Co. Dominion Tar and Chemical Co./Domtar Industries Ltd. |
Quarry (old) Quarry (old) Quarry (old) Quarry (old) (Elephant Hill) Quarry (New) (Elephant Hill) Quarry (New) (Elephant Hill) Quarry (New) (Elephant Hill) Quarry (New) (Elephant Hill) Quarry (New) (Elephant Hill) Quarry (New) |
1901-1904 1904-1928 1928-1959 1959-1990 1910 1911-1914 1915-1929 1930 1952 1960-1978 |
| Herb Lake |
gold gold gold |
Herb Lake Gold Mines Ltd. Herb Lake Consolidated Mines Laguna Gold Mines Ltd. |
Rex Mine Rex Mine Laguna (Rex Mine) |
1918, 1920 1924-1925 1936-1939 |
| Island Lake | gold | Island Lake Mines Ltd. | Island Lake Mine | 1934-1935 |
| Leaf Rapids | copper zinc, silver, gold |
Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting |
Ruttan Lake Mine Ruttan Lake Mine |
1973-1986 1986-2002 |
| Little Beaver Lake | gold | Selkirk Gold Mining Company Incorporated | Poundmaker (property) | 1923-1924 |
| Little Stall Lake | copper, zinc | Stall Lake Mines Limited | Rod Mine | 1962-1964 (Rod No. 1) 1984-1991 (Rod No. 2) |
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Long Lake Beresford Lake (formerly Bulldog) |
gold, silver gold gold, silver gold, silver |
Central Manitoba Mines, Limited Ogama-Rockland Mines Ltd. Oro Grande Development Co. Beresford Lake Mines Limited |
Central Manitoba Mine Ogama-Rockland Mine Solo-Oro Grande Mine Solo-Oro Grande Mine |
1927-1937 1942 1948-1951 1933-1934 1938-1940 |
| Lynn Lake | nickel, copper, cobalt nickel copper, zinc gold gold gold gold |
Sherritt Gordon Mines Sherritt Gordon Mines Sherritt Gordon Mines Sherrgold Hayes Resources/LynnGold Black Hawk Mining Black Hawk Mining |
Lynn Lake Mine “A Plug” Lynn Lake "El Mine” Fox Mine MacLellan Mine MacLellan Mine Burnt Timber (BT) Mine Keystone Gold Mine |
1953-1973 1954-1963 1970-1985 1986-1987 1987-1989 1993-1996 1996-2000 |
| Mafeking | limestone | Portland Cement et al. | Mafeking Quarries (2) | 1956-1977 |
| Namew Lake | nickel, copper, gold | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting/Outokumpu Mines Limited | Namew Lake Mine | 1988-1993 |
| Neepawa | salt | Neepawa Salt Ltd./Candian Industries Ltd./The Canadian Salt Company | Neepawa Salt Ltd. Candian Industries Ltd. The Canadian Salt Company |
1932-1970 |
| Osborne Lake | copper, zinc | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Osborne Lake Mine | 1968-1983 |
| Pierson Area | oil | Unidentified | Pierson Oil Field | 1954-Unidentified |
| Potten Lake | zinc, copper | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Lost Lake Mine | 1978-1988 |
| Puffy Lake | gold | Pioneer Metals Corp. | Puffy Lake Mine | 1987-1989 |
| Red Deer Peninsula (Lake Winnipegosis) | salt | Monkman's Salt Works | Monkman's Salt Works | 1818-1874 |
| Reed Lake | copper, zinc | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Spruce Point Mine | 1982-1992 |
| Rice Lake area | gold gold |
Vanson Gold Mines Ltd. Forty-Four Mines Ltd. |
Vanson Mine Forty-Four Mine |
1933-1935 1955-1963 |
| Schist Lake | copper, silver, zinc, gold
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Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting |
Schist Lake Mine Westarm Mine |
1954-1957 1975 1978-1985 1994-1996 |
| Sherridon | copper, zinc, gold, silver | Sherritt Gordon Mines | Sherridon mine | 1931-1932 1937-1951 |
| Silver Plains | gypsum | Westroc Industries Ltd. | Mine | 1964-1975 |
| Snow Lake | gold gold gold gold/copper/silver/lead zinc/gold/copper/silver/zinc copper, zinc, gold, silver copper, zinc |
Nor-Acme Gold Mines Ltd. Howe Sound Exploration TVX/High River Gold & New Kinross Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting/HudBay Minerals |
Nor-Acme Gold Mine Nor-Acme Gold Mine New Britannia Mine (formerly Nor-Acme Gold Mine) Chisel Lake Mine Open Pit (1989) Photo Lake Mine Chisel North Mine |
1949-1955 1955-1958 1995-2004 1960-1994 1995-1998 2000- |
| Souris | oil | Unidentified | Souris-Hartney Oil Field | 1962-Unidentified |
| Stall Lake | copper, silver, gold, zinc | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Stall Lake Mine | 1964-1994 |
| Stonewall | dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite stone dolomite |
Various operators/owners in area (John Gunn) (Enoch Williams) (Andy Patterson) Peter Irwin and Sons (1st of 5 quarries in area, 1905)/Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company J.W. Fullbrook/Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company, Limited (2nd of 5 quarries in area, 1905) E. Williams and Company (3rd of 5 quarries in area, 1905)/Manitoba Quarries, Limited A. Paterson & Company (4th of 5 quarries in area, 1905)/Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company John Gunn & Sons (5th of 5 quarries in area, 1905)/Manitoba Quarries, Limited Winnipeg Supply (owned all operational quarries, east, west (Stonewall Quarry Park)) Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company, Limited |
Quarry Quarry Quarry Irwin's Quarry (Kinsmen Park) Fullbrook's Quarry Quarry (Fullbrook's Quarry) Williams' Quarry Quarry (Old William's Quarry) Patterson's Quarry Quarry (Patterson's Quarry) Gunn's Quarry Quarry (Gunn's Stonewall Quarry) Stonewall Quarry Stonewall East Quarry Lillies Farm Quarry |
1880-1967? 1880 1882 1882 1905-Unidentified 1905-Unidentified 1905-Unidentified 19??-Unidentified 1905-Unidentified 190?-1916 1905-1910 1910-Unidentified 1880-1916? 1916-Unidentified 1944-1967 1957-1970? |
| Stony Mountain |
dolomite/crushed stone/lime dolomite/crushed stone/lime dolomite/crushed stone dolomite/crushed stone dolomite/crushed stone dolomite/crushed stone dolomite/crushed stone dolomite/crushed stone |
Various operators/owners in area John Gunn & Sons/Manitoba Quarries Ltd./ R.M. of Rockwood/City of Winnipeg City of Winnipeg/Bison Rock Products Ltd. Manitoba Quarries Ltd./City of Winnipeg Manitoba Construction Company Mariash Construction Other operators |
Gunn Quarry (Stony Mountain)/City of Winnipeg West Quarry Gunn Quarry (Stony Mountain)/City of Winnipeg West Quarry City of Winnipeg Quarry (Old) Kelly Quarry (City of Winnipeg East Quarry) Manitoba Construction Quarry Mariash Quarry Various quarries |
1900- 1900-1912 1913-1926 1928-1943 1944-1994 1905-1977 1978-1992 1905-1944 1957-1993 1905 1992- 1995- |
| Thompson | nickel, copper, gold, silver nickel nickel nickel, copper nickel, copper nickel nickel |
International Nickel Company/Inco/CVRD Inco/Vale Inco Inco Inco International Nickel Company International Nickel Company Inco Inco |
Thompson Mine Thompson (Open Pit) North Mine Thompson (Open Pit) South Mine Soab Mine South Soab Mine North Pipe no. 1 Pipe Mine |
1961- 1986-1993 1990-1993 1967-1971 1967-1971 1970-1971 1970-1984 |
| Tilston | oil | Unidentified | Tilston Oil Field | 1952- |
| Turtle Mountain (Deloraine area)
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coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite coal/lignite
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Undetermined Undetermined Manitoba Coal Company Ltd. Daniel McKay Duncan McArthur Deloraine Coal Company/ Turtle Mountain Coal Mines [Mcleod Farm] John Nestibo Les Powne and Vic Mills John Nestibo/George Cain/Goodlands Mine Co. Unidentified |
Lennox Mine Vaden Mine Mine McKay Mine McArthur Mine Mine (North of McArthur Mine) Deep Ravine Mine Salter Mine Powne farm mine Henderson Mine
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1883 1885 1889-1890 1904 1893-1908 1931 1931 1932-1938 1933-1934 1932-1943 1953- 1953- 1955- 1982- |
| Virden Area | oil oil oil oil oil |
California Standard Oil Company Unidentified Unidentified Unidentified Unidentified |
Daly (well) Oil Field Virden Oil Field West Butler Field Kirkella Oil Field Sinclair Oil Field |
1951-Unidentified 1953-Unidentified 1955-Unidentified 1957-Unidentified 2004- |
| Wabowden | nickel nickel |
Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. Crowflight Minerals Inc. |
Manibridge Mine Bucko Lake Mine |
1971-1977 2009- |
| Wanipigow Lake | gold | Grand Central Gold Mines | Grand Central Mine | 1933 |
| Wallace Lake |
gold gold gold |
Cryderman Mines Ltd. Gunnar Gold Mines Ltd. San Antonio Gold Mines Ltd. |
Cryderman Mine Gunnar Gold Mine Jeep Gold Mine |
1932 1936-1942 1948-1950 |
| Waskada Area | oil | Unidentified Unidentified |
Waskada Oil Field Coulter Oil Field |
1952-Unidentified 1952-Unidentified |
| Wekusko Lake | gold gold |
Northern Manitoba Mining and Development Company Robert Kerr |
Ballast and Moose Horn Claims Ballast and Moose Horn Claims |
1917 1931 |
| White Lake | copper, zinc, silver, gold | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | White Lake Mine | 1972-1976 1978-1982 |
| Winnipeg area (Little Stony Mountain) Winnipeg Winnipeg |
lime dolomite dolomite |
Undetermined Corporation of the City of Winnipeg Little Stony Mountain Quarry Co. |
Little Stony Mountain Quarry Little Stony Mountain Quarry (City Quarry) Egan Quarry |
1850-1855 1898-1905 1900-1904 |
