Bruce Mines in Algoma District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Bruce Mines

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 4, 2017

1. The Bruce Mines Marker

Inscription.
The original claim to the Bruce Mine location was filed in September, 1846 by James Cuthbertson. It was acquired the following year by the Montreal Mining Company, and production commenced in 1847-48 at what became the first commercially successful copper mine in Canada. Employing skilled Cornish workers, the company operated the mine until 1865 when it was purchased by the West Canada Mining Company. That firm had leased part of the property in 1853 and opened the nearby Wellington and Copper Bay Mines. Though the Bruce Mines were among the more productive on the continent, declining profits forced them to close in 1876, and subsequent attempts to resume operations met with limited success.

Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1846.

Location. 46° 18.035′ N, 83° 47.278′ W. Marker is in Bruce Mines, Ontario, in Algoma District. It is at the intersection

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of Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) and Taylor Street, on the right when traveling east on Trans-Canada Highway. Marker is located in front of the Bruce Mines Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9227 Highway 17, Bruce Mines ON P0R 1C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma Area

and in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

on Lake Superior’s North Shore,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 23 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bruce Mines Museum / Musée de Bruce Mines (a few steps from this marker); "Ripple Rock" (approx. 13.5 kilometers away); Carterton (approx. 17.3 kilometers away); Tenby Bay (approx. 22.3 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Bruce Mines.

Wideview of The Bruce Mines Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 4, 2017

2. Wideview of The Bruce Mines Marker

Website homepage (Submitted on July 16, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)

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