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4. TOBURN MINE
HEADFRAME
Kirkland Lake
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1. McIntyre Headframe
2. Big Joe Mufaw
3. Vintage Snowmobile Museum
4. Polar Bear Habitat
5. Toburn Mine Headframe
days-gone-by-yet-still-operational
17 grams per ton of gold.
station is more than 1km long
In the winter you can take a self-
and built mostly out of wood.
guided
grounds,
The extensive pipe, known as a
including the headframe, office,
penstock, carries water from Camp
Ride directly to this picturesque
hoistroom, dry and part of the
Lake down to the hydro turbines in
mine
compressor
the
the powerhouse. When riding the
Snowdrifters’ Top A108 Trail on the
summer months, guided tours are
Spanish River Snowmobile Club’s
east end of the friendly town of
available on Sundays.
Top D trail, you cross over this gem
on
the
Golden
Corridor
tour
of
the
house.
During
via a bridge. Pay special attention
Kirkland Lake. This mine operated
from 1913 to 1953 and is built out
of wood. It is the last remaining
headframe from this goldfield that
was called the “mile of gold”. The
5. GENERATING
STATION
Serpent River
as the duct will be covered with
magnificent icicles on the outside
which are evidence of continuous
leakage. In warmer temperatures,
water can spray more than 3 meters
mine produced 1.2 million tonnes
of ore with an approximate total of
You won’t find anything else like this
out from the pressure.
around. This stunning marvel of the
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