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      Rock crusher being removed from Howey Mines in Red Lake, Ontario. This same rock crusher was delivered in July 1929. It weighed 17 tons. The 'jaw' alone weighed 7 tons and had to be transported separately by water to the mine site.

      Part of the Golden Triangle of gold production in the Red Lake area, McMarmac Mines produced 2 million dollars worth of gold.

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      Photo of the headframe collapse in 1939, at the Cochenour-Willans Mine near Red Lake Ontario.

      Discovery Post on Howey claims, Red Lake. Scene of the first discovery of gold in Red Lake.

      Photo of construction of the Howey Mill, Oct 6, 1929. The Howey mine was the first major discovery in the Red Lake area that would justify the cost of building of a highway or power plant in the remote area of Red Lake, Ontario. Howey Gold Mine, was named after …

      Howey Gold Mine from the shore of Red Lake in 1937. Over 92 percent of Red Lake's gold production in 50 years came from the equilateral triangle with sides three miles long and included Balmertown, Cochenour and Red Lake. Howey Gold Mines Ltd. was part of this triangle and grossed …

      The Howey Gold Mines open stope to surface in 1940. Open pit mining was practiced at Howey Gold Mine until a shaft pillar collapsed and the ground caved in. Howey Gold Mine closed the mine down forever, leaving hundreds of people unemployed. Businesses in the town went bankrupt, and many …

      Installing the Howey's new steam boiler at the mine in 1928, Red Lake.

      Prospectors - standing on a gold vein. The claim is KRL200077. This is part of his claim that the prospector is working on now. This picture was taken in the 1940's.

      Howey Gold Mine - mine operations - Open pit Mining. 1940. Red Lake District

      A seasoned miner standing beside his steam powered diamond drill at Howey Gold Mine, an example of open pit mining, 1940. Red Lake District.

      Howey gold Mine- mine operations - open pit mining 1940. Red Lake District.

      Open Pit mining operations. Red Lake District.

      An excellent example of open pit mining at Howey Mine, Red Lake, Ontario in 1940. Howey Mine was closed due to a collapse of the shaft pillar, leaving hundreds unemployed in the town. However a few years later, George Campbell and his guide Joseph Hagar, found the motherlode next door. …

      Open pit mining operations - 1940 - Red Lake District

      Two unidentified miners working the open pit operations at Howey Gold Mine, Red Lake, Ontario.

      Ed Mumford, diamond driller for Howey Gold Mine, Red Lake, 1940. Howey Gold Mine began production in 1930, and continued for eleven years. It closed in 1941 due to a collapse in the shaft pillar in the open pit area of the mine.

      Ed Mumford, diamond driller, working open pit mining operations at Howey Gold Mine, Red Lake, Ontario.

      Cochenour-Williams Mine was located three miles north of Red Lake Ontario. This mine produced 46 million dollars worth of gold in the span from 1939-1971 and was part of the 'Golden Triangle'.