Pamour open pit mine (City of Timmins)

Canada / Ontario / Porcupine / City of Timmins
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The Pamour mine began in the early 20th century as an underground operation. Goldcorp's predecessor re-activated the site as an open pit mine in 2004, to replace ore from the soon-to-be-closed Dome pit. Mining activity ended in late 2009 with the depletion of resources. Well over 3 million ounces of gold have been produced over the years. As mining continued, the existing pits were linked together into a super pit and forced the relocation of Highway 101.
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Coordinates:   48°31'23"N   81°6'29"W

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  • The mine was operating a fairly large open pit component since the late 1970s, which resulted in the first rerouting of highway 101. In the mid 1980s the pit expanded, redirecting the road which once went north of the community of Pamour, between the mine and the townsite, to going south of the townsite, between the town and Three Nations Lake. In the early 1990s, further pit expansion resulted in the tear-down of the townsite, as well as the headframe. Pamour closed down in the mid 1990s during the slump in gold prices. In the mid 2000s, after gold prices began to increase, the property was purchsed by Goldcopr, who expanded the pit again, resulting in the highway being rerouted south of Three Nations Lake, and the northern-most portion of the lake being dug up.
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