Schumacher in Timmins in Cochrane District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ore From the Kidd Creek Mine

of Texas Gulf Sulphur Company

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2022

1. Ore From the Kidd Creek Mine Marker

Inscription. Erected by the
Timmins-Porcupine Chamber of Commerce
in June, 1966
to commemorate development of this
important zinc, copper, lead, silver discovery
(time capsule in base)
—————
Celebrating 50 Years
of World Class
Mining and Metallurgy
(2016)
Kidd Operations

Erected 1966 by Timmins-Porcupine Chamber of Commerce.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. 48° 28.649′ N, 81° 17.914′ W. Marker is in Timmins, Ontario, in Cochrane District. It is in Schumacher. Marker is on McIntyre Road just north of Schumacher Drive (Provincial Highway 101), on the left when traveling north. The marker and ore exhibit are located near the northwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 76 McIntyre Road, Timmins ON P0N 1G0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "The Big Three" / Les trois principales mines (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Gold Mining in Canada / Production de l'or au Canada (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Shania Twain (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); The Porcupine Gold Rush / La Ruée vers l'or de Porcupine

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(approx. 3.5 kilometers away); CFCL Radio / Station de radio CFCL (approx. 4 kilometers away); The Gold Seekers / Les chercheurs d'or (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); Tisdale Township Municipal Building (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); The Porcupine Fire / L'incendie de Porcupine (approx. 7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Timmins.

Also see . . . Kidd Creek Mine (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Kidd Creek Mine is an underground base metal (copper-zinc-silver) mine 24 km north of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by Swiss multinational Glencore Inc. The mine was discovered in 1963 by Texas Gulf Sulfur Company. In 1981, it was sold to Canada Development Corporation, then sold in 1986 to Falconbridge Ltd., which in 2006 was acquired by Xstrata, which in turn merged with Glencore in 2013. Ore from the Kidd Mine is processed into concentrate at the Kidd Metallurgical Site, located 27 km southeast of the mine, which until 2010 also smelted the ore and refined the metal produced. Following the closure of the majority of the Met Site, concentrate is now shipped to Quebec
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2022

2. Ore From the Kidd Creek Mine Marker
Looking northwest; Timmins-Porcupine Chamber of Commerce offices are in the background.
for processing.
Kidd is the deepest base metal mine in the world. The bottom of No. 4 shaft at Kidd Creek Mine D is 9,889 feet below the surface, (8,973 feet below sea level), the deepest accessible non-marine point on earth.

(Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.