Kirkland Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Sinking Bucket / Godet à fonçage
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022
1. Sinking Bucket / Godet à fonçage Marker
Inscription.
[English] The sinking bucket was initially used to mine the vertical openings or SHAFTS that were used to access the ore bodies at depth. The buckets were used to hoist the waste rock after it had been blasted and to hoist the water from the shaft bottom. All the materials required in the shaft were transported in the bucket and also the men going up and down. Sizes varied from buckets that could hold about half a ton to bigger ones that could hold two and sometimes three tons. ,
[English] The sinking bucket was initially used to mine the vertical openings or SHAFTS that were used to access the ore bodies at depth. The buckets were used to hoist the waste rock after it had been blasted and to hoist the water from the shaft bottom. All the materials required in the shaft were transported in the bucket and also the men going up and down. Sizes varied from buckets that could hold about half a ton to bigger ones that could hold two and sometimes three tons.
[Français] Le godet à fonçage était initialement utilisé pour miner les ouvertures verticales ou les puits afin de se rendre aux sources de gisements souterrains. Les godets servaient à remonter les déblais de roches suites au dynamitage ainsi que de remonter l'eau qui s'accumulait au fond du puit. Tous les matériaux nécessaires et les travailleurs étaient transportés dans le godet. Ces godets avaient diverses tailles : certains pouvaient contenir, une capacité d'une demie tonne, et d'autres avaient une capacité de deux ou trois tonnes.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location.
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48° 9.405′ N, 80° 1.298′ 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 bucket 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.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Toburn Gold Mine
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022
2. Sinking Bucket / Godet à fonçage Marker
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 51 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
