Giant Mine, Yellowknife, N.W.T. - Postcard.
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| Database ID | 27723 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | JWT Spinks fonds | |
| Series | MG74-20A-Travel-General | |
| File/Item Reference | MG74-20A-Travel-General-Postcards-Canada-pc11 (Travel-General Box 2) | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 postcard; b&w; 8.5 x 13.5 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | The Giant Mine was a large gold mine located at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Gold was discovered on the property in 1935 by Johnny Baker, but the true extent of the gold deposits were not known until 1944 when a massive gold-bearing shear zone was uncovered beneath the drift-filled Baker Creek Valley. The discovery led to a massive post-war staking boom in Yellowknife. Giant Mine entered production in 1948 and ceased operations in 2004. It produced over 7 million troy ounces (220,000 kg) of gold.On September 18, 1992, at the height of a labour dispute, an explosion in the mine shaft of Giant Mine killed nine replacement workers. Mine employee Roger Warren was later convicted of placing the bomb. The strike ended in 1993. | |
| Scope and content | Aerial view of Giant Mine. | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Postcards | |
| Provenance Access Point | Spinks, John William Tranter, 1908-1997 | |
| Place | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty | |
| Cultural region | Arctic | |
| Subject | Mines | |
| Date Range(s) | 1930-1939 1930-1939 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27723
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