Giant Mine

Giant Mine
Giant Mine
Location
Giant Mine is located in Canada
Giant Mine
Giant Mine
Location in Canada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
CountryCanada
Coordinates62°29′59″N 114°21′31″W / 62.49972°N 114.35861°W / 62.49972; -114.35861
History
Discovered1935
Opened1948
Closed2004
Owner
CompanyMiramar Mining Corporation
Year of acquisition1999

The Giant Mine was a gold mine located on the Ingraham Trail, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Giant Mine was within the Kam Group, a part of the Yellowknife greenstone belt. Gold was discovered on the property and mineral claims staked in 1935 by Johnny Baker, but the true extent of the gold deposits was not known until 1944, when a massive gold-bearing shear zone was uncovered beneath the drift-filled Baker Creek Valley.