On Lang Street at Ferland Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Lang Street.
[English] On Victoria Day Monday, 1977 a fire was accidentally started in the Rowden Hardware Building which stood on this spot. The high winds and hot weather carried the fire down the hill into the tightly-packed . . . — — Map (db m304984) HM
On Prospect Avenue (Lang Street) just east of Silver Street, on the right when traveling west.
[English] This plaque commemorates the founding of Agnico Mines Limited in Cobalt, Ontario in 1957. It is dedicated to those men and women whose commitment, perseverance and spirit helped to transform Agnico into a . . . — — Map (db m304973) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These drills were used in the drilling of the blast holes in tunnel faces. The machine was set up on the vertical bar that was braced between the roof and the floor. The drill was attached to a swivel connection and tightened into place. This set . . . — — Map (db m245397) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points underground together instead of being pulled or pushed one at a time by a miner. The batteries were lead/acid and required charging up every day at underground charging . . . — — Map (db m245496) HM
On Argentite Street (Commission Street) just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
This park is dedicated to the memory of Bruce Lonsdale for his outstanding contribution to the town of Cobalt and also to the citizens of the federal riding of Temiskaming. Bruce was born in Cobalt on November 10th 1949. His political career . . . — — Map (db m245497) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The cage was a major improvement from the bucket. There was protection from falling objects with the cage hood and the cage also ran between timber guides, which prevented the swinging around in the shaft that sometimes happened with the bucket, . . . — — Map (db m305471) HM
Near Coleman Road 1.5 kilometers south of Provincial Highway 11B, on the right when traveling south.
In front of you is what remains of Cart Lake. Silverfields Mining Corp. Ltd. from 1965 to 1983 operated a mill at the former Savage mine site a short distance SE of Cart Lake and disposed of their mill tailings into the lake, filling a good portion . . . — — Map (db m305596) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
A time capsule was placed in this spot on August 06, 2006 to commemorate 100 years of incorporation for the Township of Coleman and the Town of Cobalt. To be opened August 6, 2056. — — Map (db m245396) HM
On Coleman Road 0.8 kilometers east of Provincial Highway 11B, on the left when traveling east.
The Cobalt Lake Mining Company Limited was granted ownership of the mineral rights to 47 acres under the bed of Cobalt Lake in December, 1906. Access to the workings was gained from shafts around the south edge of the lake. Prospecting proved . . . — — Map (db m305076) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Cobalt played a decisive role in the evolution of hard-rock mining in Canada. Between 1903 and the 1920s, the district’s rich veins triggered a mining boom which attracted international attention and led to Cobalt's . . . — — Map (db m208433) HM
On Silver Street at Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north on Silver Street.
About 900 yards southwest of here, on August 7, 1903, two lumbermen seeking timber for railroad ties made the initial discovery of the Cobalt silver camp. Named for its discoverers, the McKinley-Darragh mine operated from 1904 to 1927. In the rush . . . — — Map (db m219784) HM
On Cobalt Street just north of Miller Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first Public School opened in the early spring of 1906 with 12 students. Since no trained teachers could be enticed from the south, one of the settlers — Elizabeth MacEwan, took responsibility for teaching the children. The school was built . . . — — Map (db m304799) HM
On Argentite Street (Commission Street) just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] This railway station was built in 1905 and expanded in 1906 and 1908. A final expansion was started in 1909 and completed in 1910. The silver mines were a magnet for thousands of people and tons of supplies most of which . . . — — Map (db m245704) HM
On Grandview Avenue at Cobalt Street, on the right when traveling east on Grandview Avenue.
[English] Cobalt Street offers a good example of frontier style mining architecture. Most of the houses date back to the earliest days of the camp. Settling was easier in the area as people got off the train and headed past the . . . — — Map (db m245910) HM
On Silver Street at Bunker Lane, on the left when traveling north on Silver Street.
[English] When the Cobalt boom started, the Ontario Government was completely unprepared for the sudden influx of settlers. There was no plan for dealing with the needs of the rapidly growing community. Over 80% of the land within . . . — — Map (db m245394) HM
On Silver Street at Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Silver Street.
[English] The Coniagas #4 shaft is one of the more unique buildings in the north. The Coniagas Company sank the #4 shaft in 1914, even though it was right in the center of a very busy downtown. The shaft was sunk to a . . . — — Map (db m304796) HM
Near Nipissing Road 0.3 kilometers east of Coleman Road, on the right when traveling north.
Locally, silver and cobalt were found in vertical veins that often came to bedrock surface but were buried under overburden. In the early days, in order to find them, they either systematically dug through the overburden by hand, or used high . . . — — Map (db m305598) HM
Near Miller Avenue (Provincial Highway 11B) at Galena Street, on the right when traveling west.
[English] The Glory Hole was an open pit operation that dropped over 250 feet below where you are standing. The thick wire cables you see used to form a spider web pattern across the opening to support a tin roof that kept the . . . — — Map (db m245395) HM
On Cobalt Street at Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Cobalt Street.
[English] The Hilltop affords a wonderful view of Cobalt. In the early days of the camp, the residents of the hilltop area tended to be merchants and professionals. Some of those living below referred to the Hilltop . . . — — Map (db m304798) HM
On Prospect Avenue (Lang Street) at Presley Street, on the right when traveling east on Prospect Avenue (Lang Street).
[English] Until the Cobalt boom, very little attention was paid to mining stocks in eastern Canada. The Cobalt rush created a stock market frenzy. Speculators from New York, London and Chicago flocked into the camp. . . . — — Map (db m304978) HM
On Silver Street at Lang Street, on the right when traveling north on Silver Street.
The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 44 and the Town of Cobalt dedicate this park to honour the courage and bravery shown by Edward James Gibson Holland, who, on November 7, 1900 at Leliefontein, South Africa, kept the Boers at bay using his colt . . . — — Map (db m304800) HM WM
Near Coleman Road 0.5 kilometers east of Provincial Highway 11B, on the right when traveling east.
James McKinley and Ernest Darragh worked for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. While collecting timber in August 1903, they found “glittering rock” on the south shore of Cobalt Lake 200 m northeast of this location. The rock . . . — — Map (db m304998) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The mine hoist was the connection between surface and underground and provided the power to raise and lower the conveyances in the shafts. In the very early days in Cobalt the hoist consisted of a hand powered windlass similar to the type of . . . — — Map (db m305112) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
This type of loader replaced the miner’s shovel and greatly increased production underground. Use of these machines meant that larger mine cars could be used which in turn meant bigger tunnels, and more ore could be moved. Mucking machines are . . . — — Map (db m245399) HM
On Galena Street just south of Grandview Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
[English] This is the original site of the Nancy Helen Mine. After the mine closed, houses were built, including one that stood here at 56 Grandview. The original owner of the house was Eddie Hollands, former mayor, and winner of . . . — — Map (db m245840) HM
Near Nipissing Road 0.3 kilometers north of Coleman Road, on the right when traveling north.
Ore from the Nipissing mines was sorted at a central picking plant into three grades for processing. The lowest grade ore, assaying under 100 oz per ton, was stored on dumps or sent to a Low Grade Mill to be concentrated by separating the silver . . . — — Map (db m305379) HM
Near Coleman Road 0.2 kilometers south of Nipissing Road when traveling south.
The deep gash in this hillside is all that remains of silver vein No. 96. The vein was originally discovered in 1908 by the Nipissing Mining Company Limited using an exploration method called trenching. Trenches are simply shallow channels dug down . . . — — Map (db m44574) HM
Near Nipissing Road just west of Kerr Lake Road, on the right when traveling west.
The mineral rights for this location were originally owned by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. Following the discovery of silver at the south end of Cobalt Lake in 1903, The Right of Way Mining Company Limited was formed for the . . . — — Map (db m305084) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These cars were generally too big for handtramming and were normally used in TRAINS pulled by BATTERY LOCOS. The cars were either loaded by a mucking machine or by a CHUTE and the car then trammed to the DUMP. The car body was pushed over sideways . . . — — Map (db m245494) HM
On Lang Street just east of Ferland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
[English] Although most of the original Cobalt mines had closed by the 1920s, many were operated in the coming decades by small independent operators known as leasers. A second major mining boom began in the 1940s . . . — — Map (db m304905) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Silver has been an important mineral product for Canada’s economy ever since the Cobalt boom which followed the discovery of rich veins of the metal near here in 1903. Although the production of the Cobalt silver mines began to . . . — — Map (db m208443) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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 also to hoist the water from the shaft . . . — — Map (db m305486) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The SLUSHER hoist was used to move broken rock in the underground mining areas called STOPES. The ore was blasted and the scraper was pulled to move the ore so that more drilling could be done. In the early 1900's this would have been done with a . . . — — Map (db m305086) HM
On Lang Street (Prospect Avenue) at Argentite Street, on the right when traveling north on Lang Street (Prospect Avenue).
[English] The idealists are flocking in by the trainload from every corner of the globe, for the fame of this wonderful Silver City has spread far. Some are old-time California placer miners of Arizona and Sonora. Not a few are from . . . — — Map (db m245801) HM
On Presley Street at Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling south on Presley Street.
[English] In 1903, the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway were working hard to complete the line between North Bay and the farming communities of New Liskeard and Haileybury. The Klondike Rush was over and many Bushmen were . . . — — Map (db m245481) HM
On Lang Street (Prospect Avenue) at Argentite Street, on the left when traveling north on Lang Street (Prospect Avenue).
[English] The Silver Rush was on. Just imagine the most bustling town north of Toronto, the promise of riches attracting people from all over North America and other parts of the world. The Cobalt Nugget newspaper had subscribers . . . — — Map (db m245804) HM
On Miller Avenue (Provincial Highway 11B) at Galena Street, on the right when traveling west on Miller Avenue.
[English]"As you enter the town great smoke stacks belching forth voluminous black clouds meet the eye, and the throbbing of engines, the heartbeats of Cobalt industry, come to the ear." —Silver City News The Townsite #1 . . . — — Map (db m245389) HM
Near Coleman Road 0.5 kilometers east of Provincial Highway 11B, on the right when traveling east.
The elevated ridge on which you are standing represents the remains of a section of the old Nipissing Central Railway electric street car line. The original route extended between Cobalt and Haileybury and was first used by the public on April 30, . . . — — Map (db m304999) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Drilling and blasting on surface required a very heavy drill that wouldn’t move as it drilled. The answer was the Tripod Drill which was a drifter machine mounted on a very heavy frame. These machines were used to drill in the open cuts in some . . . — — Map (db m245398) HM
Near Coleman Road 1 kilometer east of Provincial Highway 11B, on the right when traveling east.
The Little Silver vein was discovered in 1903 by a French Canadian lumberman named Tom Hebert. It was subsequently acquired by the Nipissing Mining Company Limited and was to become the first of many producing veins for the company. The actual vein . . . — — Map (db m305299) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
To Cobalt he gave its name, and a place among the great mining camps of the world. He read the secret of the rocks, and opened the portal for the outpouring of their wonderful riches. His monument is New Ontario. — — Map (db m245400) HM
On Lang Street 0.2 kilometers north of Argentite Street, on the left when traveling north.
[English] Physician and poet, William Henry Drummond was born in Ireland in 1854, and came to Canada with his parents about ten years later. In 1884 he graduated in medicine from Bishop's College, Lennoxville, serving in rural . . . — — Map (db m208453) HM
