List of gold mines in Canada

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This list of gold mines in Canada is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country. For practical purposes, defunct and future mines are demarcated in italics and bold respectively. Asterisks (*) note mines which produce(d) gold as a secondary product..

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British Columbia

MineCoordinatesLocationOwnerDatesComments
Blue Hawk Mine 49°59′2″N119°30′30.59″W / 49.98389°N 119.5084972°W / 49.98389; -119.5084972 (Blue Hawk mine) Kelowna 1934Also produced silver
Bralorne 50°46′29″N122°48′52″W / 50.77472°N 122.81444°W / 50.77472; -122.81444 (Bralorne) Ogden ????-1971Produced 4.2 million ounces
Defot Creek Mine 58°54′00″N130°27′00″W / 58.90000°N 130.45000°W / 58.90000; -130.45000 (Defot Creek mine) Defot1880-1915
Hedley Mascot Mine 49°22′15″N120°02′51″W / 49.370937°N 120.047562°W / 49.370937; -120.047562 (Hedley Mascot mine) Hedley 1936-1949
Kemess Mine 57°0′17″N126°45′31″W / 57.00472°N 126.75861°W / 57.00472; -126.75861 (Kemess Mine) Thutade Lake
Mount Polley mine 52°30′48″N121°35′47″W / 52.513437°N 121.596309°W / 52.513437; -121.596309 (Mount Polley mine) Likely Imperial Metals Corp 1997-Present
Pioneer Mine 50°45′34″N122°46′47″W / 50.75944°N 122.77972°W / 50.75944; -122.77972 (Pioneer mine) Ogden 1920-1960

New Brunswick

MineCoordinatesLocationOwnerDatesComments
Murray Brook Mine 47°31′34″N66°25′53″W / 47.5262°N 66.4313°W / 47.5262; -66.4313 (Murray Brook mine) Restigouche County NovaGold Resources 1989-1992

Nova Scotia

MineCoordinatesLocationOwnerDatesComments
Catcha Lake 44°44′09″N63°11′40″W / 44.73583°N 63.19444°W / 44.73583; -63.19444 (Catcha Lake) Catcha Lake Acadian Gold Corporation 1882s planning to drill for samples in the future .
Stirling MineN 45° 43' 44.8536 E -60° 26' 17.2356Stirling, Richmond County, Cape BretonStirling Zinc Co., Mindamar Metals, Thundermin Resources Ltd (Current)1925-1957Produced silver, zinc and gold.
Moose River Consolidated 44°59′9.23″N62°56′4.96″W / 44.9858972°N 62.9347111°W / 44.9858972; -62.9347111 Middle MusquodoboitAtlantic Gold Corporation, St Barbara Limited (Current) [1] 2018-PresentTouquoy and Beaver Dam gold mines

Ontario

MineCoordinatesLocationOwnerDatesComments
Barton Mine * 47°07′08.75″N79°47′09.58″W / 47.1190972°N 79.7859944°W / 47.1190972; -79.7859944 (Barton mine) Temagami 1906-1918Secondary products included gold, silver, copper and bismuth.
Beanland Mine 47°05′28.71″N79°49′30.83″W / 47.0913083°N 79.8252306°W / 47.0913083; -79.8252306 (Beanland mine) Temagami 1937-1938Also produced silver
Big Dan Mine 47°05′28.53″N79°46′28.95″W / 47.0912583°N 79.7747083°W / 47.0912583; -79.7747083 (Big Dan mine) Temagami 1906-1907Also produced silver and arsenic
Chesterville gold mine 48°08′20″N79°34′26″W / 48.13889°N 79.57389°W / 48.13889; -79.57389 McGarry Chesterfield Larder Lake Gold Mining Company1939-1950
Copperfields Mine * 46°57′44.41″N80°02′13.67″W / 46.9623361°N 80.0371306°W / 46.9623361; -80.0371306 (Copperfields mine) Temagami 1954-1972Secondary products included cobalt, gold, nickel, palladium, platinum and silver.
David Bell Mine Hemlo closed 2013smallest of the three Hemlo mines
Detour Lake Mine 50°1′8.75″N79°42′54.08″W / 50.0190972°N 79.7150222°W / 50.0190972; -79.7150222 (Detour Lake mine) Cochrane Agnico Eagle Mines 1983-Present
Dome Mine 48°27′N081°14′W / 48.450°N 81.233°W / 48.450; -81.233 (Dome mine) Timmins
Golden Giant Mine 48.00°41′N85.00°54′W / 48.683°N 85.900°W / 48.683; -85.900 (Golden Giant mine) Hemlo 1985-2006Produced over 7 million ounces as well as a small amount of silver. [2] [3]
Hermiston-McCauley Mine 47°05′54.30″N79°49′38.18″W / 47.0984167°N 79.8272722°W / 47.0984167; -79.8272722 (Hermiston-McCauley mine) Temagami 1935-1940
Kanichee Mine * 47°06′13.07″N79°50′38.63″W / 47.1036306°N 79.8440639°W / 47.1036306; -79.8440639 (Kanichee mine) Temagami 1937-1948, 1948-1949, 1973-1976Secondary products included gold, palladium, silver and platinum.
Kerr-Addison Mine 48°08′19″N79°34′39″W / 48.13861°N 79.57750°W / 48.13861; -79.57750 McGarry Kerr Addison Mines Ltd 1900s to 1996
Leckie Mine 47°05′36.34″N79°47′48.68″W / 47.0934278°N 79.7968556°W / 47.0934278; -79.7968556 (Leckie mine) Temagami ~1900-1909, 1933-1937Also produced arsenic, copper and silver
Madsen Mine 50°58′02″N93°55′04″W / 50.967143°N 93.917692°W / 50.967143; -93.917692 (Madsen mine) Red Lake West Red Lake Gold Mines 1938 - 1976, 1997 - 1999, 2021 - 2022
Matachewan Consolidated mine Matachewan 1916 to 1954
McIntyre Mines
Norrie Mine * 47°06′59.59″N79°46′27.63″W / 47.1165528°N 79.7743417°W / 47.1165528; -79.7743417 (Norrie mine) Temagami Prior to 1920Secondary products included lead, gold, zinc and silver.
Northland Pyrite Mine * 47°10′26.24″N79°44′34.45″W / 47.1739556°N 79.7429028°W / 47.1739556; -79.7429028 (Northland Pyrite mine) Temagami 1906-1911Secondary products included cobalt, copper, zinc, gold and nickel.
Red Lake Mine 51°3′40.16″N93°44′35.34″W / 51.0611556°N 93.7431500°W / 51.0611556; -93.7431500 (Red Lake mine) Red Lake Evolution Mining 1949 - Present
Richardson Mine Eldorado Kim Woodside1867-1869Ontario's first gold mine
Temagami-Lorrain Mine 47°06′39.79″N79°40′58.2″W / 47.1110528°N 79.682833°W / 47.1110528; -79.682833 (Temagami-Lorrain mine) Temagami Prior to 1912Also produced cobalt, arsenic, silver, nickel and copper
Williams Mine Hemlo largest of the three Hemlo mines
Young-Davidson mine Matachewan Alamos Gold ~1916 to 1957

2010- Present

Quebec

MineCoordinatesLocationOwnerDatesComments
Canadian Malartic Mine 48°6′42.33″N78°7′53.91″W / 48.1117583°N 78.1316417°W / 48.1117583; -78.1316417 (Canadian Malartic mine) Malartic Agnico-Eagle Mines 1935-Present
Casa Berardi Mine 49°34′23.19″N79°14′13.19″W / 49.5731083°N 79.2369972°W / 49.5731083; -79.2369972 (Casa Berardi Mine) La Sarre Hecla Mining 1988-Present
LaRonde mine 48°14′54.3″N78°26′30.01″W / 48.248417°N 78.4416694°W / 48.248417; -78.4416694 (LaRonde mine) Rivière-Héva Agnico-Eagle Mines 1988-Present

Northwest Territories

MineCoordinatesLocationOwnerDatesComments
Beaulieu Mine 62°26′32″N114°23′51″W / 62.44222°N 114.39750°W / 62.44222; -114.39750 (Beaulieu mine) Yellowknife 1947-1948Only a total of 30 troy ounces were recovered.
Burwash Mine 62°24′N114°24′W / 62.400°N 114.400°W / 62.400; -114.400 (Burwash mine) Yellowknife 1934-????The Burwash Mine has some historical significance in that the original ore sample kept "gold fever" alive in the area and helped in the establishment of Yellowknife as a viable northern community.
Camlaren Mine 62°59′11.17″N113°12′48.42″W / 62.9864361°N 113.2134500°W / 62.9864361; -113.2134500 (Camlaren mine) Mining Corporation of Canada Limited 1963-1991The Camlaren property is now part of the Gordon Lake Project.
Colomac Mine 64°12′00″N116°01′11″W / 64.20000°N 116.01972°W / 64.20000; -116.01972 (Colomac mine) Canada 1990–1992 1994-1997
Con Mine 62°26′20″N114°22′18″W / 62.43889°N 114.37167°W / 62.43889; -114.37167 (Con mine) Newmont Mining Corporation
Discovery Mine 63°11′12.01″N113°53′30.01″W / 63.1866694°N 113.8916694°W / 63.1866694; -113.8916694 (Discovery mine) GoldMining Inc.
Giant Mine 62°29′59″N114°21′31″W / 62.49972°N 114.35861°W / 62.49972; -114.35861 (Giant mine) Miramar Mining Corporation
Lost McLeod Mine
Negus Mine 62°26′2″N114°21′37″W / 62.43389°N 114.36028°W / 62.43389; -114.36028 (Negus mine) Negus Mines Limited1939-1952
Outpost Island Mine 61°44′8.88″N113°27′32.04″W / 61.7358000°N 113.4589000°W / 61.7358000; -113.4589000 (Outpost Island mine) Tungsten Corporation of Canada Limited1936-1952
Ptarmigan and Tom Mine 62°31′15.0″N114°11′45.0″W / 62.520833°N 114.195833°W / 62.520833; -114.195833 (Ptarmigan and Tom mine) Yellowknife Equitas Resources Corporation1941-Present
Quartz Mountain mine
Ruth Mine 62°27′44.0″N112°34′23.0″W / 62.462222°N 112.573056°W / 62.462222; -112.573056 (Ruth mine) Yellowknife 1941-1959
Salmita Mine 64°04′45.0″N111°14′45.0″W / 64.079167°N 111.245833°W / 64.079167; -111.245833 (Salmita mine) Giant Yellowknife Mines Limited1983-1987
Thompson-Lundmark Mine 62°36′43.2″N113°28′26.4″W / 62.612000°N 113.474000°W / 62.612000; -113.474000 (Thompson-Lundmark mine) 1941-1949
Tundra Mine 64°03′26.0″N111°10′34.0″W / 64.057222°N 111.176111°W / 64.057222; -111.176111 (Tundra mine) Royal Oak Mines Inc1962-1968

Nunavut

MineCoordinatesLocationOwnerDatesComments
Lupin Mine 65°45′00.0″N111°15′00.0″W / 65.750000°N 111.250000°W / 65.750000; -111.250000 (Lupin mine) WPC Resources1982-Present
Meadowbank Gold Mine 65°01′07.0″N96°04′26.0″W / 65.018611°N 96.073889°W / 65.018611; -96.073889 (Meadowbank Gold mine) Kivalliq Agnico-Eagle Mines 2010-2017
Meliadine Gold Mine 63°1′55.29″N92°13′15.84″W / 63.0320250°N 92.2210667°W / 63.0320250; -92.2210667 (Meliadine Gold mine) Kivalliq Agnico-Eagle Mines 2019-Present

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