Keeley-Frontier Mine

Keeley-Frontier Mine

Postcard photo of the Keeley Mine.
Location
Location Silver Centre
Province Ontario
Country Canada
Production
Products Cobalt, copper, nickel, silver

Keeley-Frontier Mine is a large abandoned mine in the ghost town of Silver Centre, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It consists of two underground mines that were sunk 1,455 ft (443 m) below the surface. Keeley Mine was discovered in 1907 while Frontier Mine was constructed in 1921. The sixth level of Keeley Mine connected with Frontier Mine in 1962, creating the two compartment Keeley-Frontier Mine. In 1965, Keeley-Frontier Mine closed with a total production of 19,000,000 oz (540,000,000 g) of silver, 3,300,000 lb (1,500,000 kg) of cobalt, 27,000 lb (12,000 kg) of nickel and 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) of copper.[1]

Keeley-Frontier Mine is considered to have produced some of the finest silver wire specimens in Canada.[2]

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  1. ↑ Keeley-Frontier Mine (Canadian Keeley; Frontier Mine; Keeley Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
  2. ↑ http://www.themineralgallery.com/silver4.htm


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