Kirkland Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

End Dump Cars / Waginnettes de déchargements

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

1. End Dump Cars / Waginnettes de déchargements Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[English] These small ore cars could be pushed by hand (hand tramming) or hauled by an electric locomotive along an underground railway system. The cars could be loaded by hand (shovel), by a mucking machine, or by opening a chute that tapped broken ore in a stope. The cars had to be brought to surface and pushed by hand to the ore bin where they were dumped. With a well-balanced load, the car could be easily tipped with one hand.

[Français] Ces petits chariots transporteurs de minerais pouvaient être poussés à la main (« tramming manuel ») ou encore déplacés par une petite locomotive électrique sur un réseau souterrain de rails ferroviaires. Les chariots auraient été chargés manuellement à la pelle ou par machine à déblayer, ou en déversant dans une cheminée (ou goulotte) à minerai vers une chambre d'extraction (stope). Les chariots étaient remontés à la surface et poussés manuellement vers l'entreposage de minerai pour le déchargement. Si la charge était bien positionnée, le chariot pouvait facilement être basculé d'une seule main.

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Location. 48° 9.394′ N, 80° 1.303′ W. Marker is in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. Marker can be reached from Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west. The marker and dump carts are located on the Toburn Gold Mine Interpretive Park grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kirkland Lake ON P2N 3L8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battery Tramming Motor / Moteurs à batteries pour transport sur rails (here, next to this marker); Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument (a few steps from this marker); Steam Powered Winch / Treuil à vapeur (a few steps from this marker); Sinking Bucket / Godet à fonçage (a few steps from this marker); Fire Hose Wagon / Wagon à tuyau d'incendie (within shouting distance of this marker); Cage / La cage (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirkland Lake Region Gold Production (within shouting distance of this marker); Diamond Drilling (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkland Lake.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Toburn Gold Mine

Mucking Machine, Two End Dump Cars and Battery Tramming Motor image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

2. Mucking Machine, Two End Dump Cars and Battery Tramming Motor

The marker is mounted on the first dump car behind the mucking machine.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.