Keep this on your radar has it will be important in my humble opinion for our economy and be our future currency in Canada. What was old is now new again.
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Gold in Canada: Everything You Need to Know
Did you know that Canada is home to the world’s 9th largest gold reserves? Gold is mined in nine provinces and territories including out west in British Columbia, to the north in Nunavut, and in the east on the island of Newfoundland.
Gold was first discovered in Canada in the 1820s along the shores of the Rivière Chaudière in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. In 1858, gold discoveries in the sands of B.C.’s Fraser River started what was known as the Cariboo Gold Rush, similar to the famous rushes in Australia and California during the same decade. Another 40 years later, the discovery of gold in the Yukon, cause for the legendary Klondike Gold Rush, ushered in one of the most productive periods of gold mining in the history of Canada.
Today, Canada stands as the fifth-largest global producer of gold in the world, with new mines and exploration continuing in provinces and territories across the country. To paint a clear picture of gold mining in Canada in the past, present and future, we’ve compiled several facts for you below.
10 Canadian Gold Mining Facts
#1 – Gold is Canada’s most valuable mined mineral, with a production value of $10.3 billion in 2019
#2 – Ontario and Quebec together accounted for more than 75 per cent of Canadian gold production in 2019
#3 – In 2019, the value of Canadian gold mining exports was $22.3 billion, a 28.9 per cent increase from the previous year’s total of $17.3 billion
#4 – Canadian mines produced an estimated 175 tonnes of gold in 2019
#5 – Canadian exports of unwrought gold grew to 366 tonnes in 2019, up from 303 tonnes the year prior
#6 – Canada accounted for 5.3 per cent of global gold production in 2019, ranking as the fifth-largest producer in the world
#7 – The world’s top five producers of gold (China, Australia, Russia, U.S., Canada) accounted for nearly 44 per cent of global output in 2019
#8 – A majority of Canada’s known gold reserves are found in the Canadian Shield
#9 – The Malartic Mine in Quebec is the largest operating gold mine in Canada
#10 – The U.S. Geological Survey estimated total global gold reserves to be 50,000 tonnes in 2019
Where is Gold Found in Canada?
Canadian Shield – Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Canadian Shield is home to a vast majority of Canada’s gold reserves. As the oldest and largest geological region in Canada – forming between 570 million to 4 billion years ago and encompassing more than 7.7 billion square kilometres of land – it is where you’ll find several operating gold mines including:
- Eskay Creek Mine and Myra Falls in B.C.
- Thompson Mill and Rice Lake Gold in Manitoba
- Garson Mine and Stobie Mine in Ontario
- Mouska Mine and Sleeping Giant in Quebec
Canada’s gold reserves are found mostly in the eastern provinces of Ontario and Quebec, together accounting for more than 75 per cent of the Canada’s total gold production. Nunavut and British Columbia account for just over 16 per cent, while Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, the Yukon, and Newfoundland and Labrador account for an additional 7 per cent of Canadian gold production.
Uses of Gold
Gold Contact Pins on a CPU Processor
Gold has been used as currency, to make jewelry and in countless other applications for thousands of years. Today, roughly 50 per cent of global gold demand is accounted for by jewelry, while another 7.5 per cent is used in technological applications such as micro-circuitry. Another 29.2 per cent of demand is from investors who buy gold in the form of bars, coins, and wafers, while central banks account for nearly 15 per cent of demand for a variety of reasons.
Gold also has many medical applications as it can be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, while ongoing research is looking into the role that gold nanoparticle technology can play in the treatment of cancer.
Other uses of gold include:
- To improve the efficiency of solar panels
- As an effective fuel cell catalyst
- To breakdown contaminants in groundwater
- In satellites and other aerospace technology to reflect heat radiation
- In buildings as an effective insulator
History of Gold in Canada
Fraser River, Fraser Valley, BC
The first individuals to prospect and mine in Canada were Indigenous peoples who used minerals – including gold – for use in tools, weapons, art and other objects. Apart from use by Indigenous Peoples hundreds, if not thousands of years ago, here is a brief timeline of the history of gold in Canada:
1823 – Gold was first documented being discovered in Canada along the shores of the Rivière Chaudière in the Eastern Townships of Québec.
1858 – Gold was discovered in the sands of the Fraser River in the interior of BC, starting the Cariboo Gold Rush from 1861–1867.
1897 – 1899 – The Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon brought one of the most productive periods in Canadian gold mining history.
Early 1900s – Numerous major gold-mining camps in northern Ontario, including Porcupine, Timmins, Larder Lake, Kirkland Lake and Red Lake.
Early 1900s – The gold rush of Ontario moved across the provincial border into northern Québec as gold was discovered at Bourlamaque, Val d’Or, Chibougamau and Malartic.
1929 – 1941 – During the beginning of WWII, Canadian gold mining capacity was expanded to help pay for wartime expenses.
1981 – The discovery and development of the large Hemlo gold deposit in northern Ontario, followed by other discoveries and developments across Canada, resulted in increased production and importance of gold to the Canadian economy.
Today, Canada ranks as the fifth largest producer of gold in the world with 5.3 per cent of global production and enjoys a world-leading record for overall Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance.