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Buchans - History of Mining Town

 
Photograph of Buchans, a mining town in Newfoundland.
1 of 119 		Mattie Mitchell, a Mi'kmaq Montagnais trapper and prospector for the AND company.
2 of 119 		Ore mine in 'Old Buchans'.
3 of 119 		The early developments of the Buchans mine.
4 of 119 		The 'Black Fly', the site of 'Lucky Strike' discovery in 1926.
5 of 119 		The first geology team in Buchans and the crew who discovered the Lucky Strike mine site in 1926.
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Area of the Buchans plant. To the right is the warehouse.
7 of 119 		The trail from Old Buchans to the mine site at Lucky Strike.
8 of 119 		Men coming off their shift from the Buchans mine.
9 of 119 		Tent erected in Buchans by reverend J.E Loder for Anglican services.
10 of 119 		An aerial shot of Buchans in 1928 after the town underwent great expansion.
11 of 119 		The Lucky Strike Deckhead frame, mill and other structures.
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The Exploits Valley Royal Store in Buchans.
13 of 119 		The damage caused by the dam at Sandy Lake in Buchans.
14 of 119 		An extension to the mill in Buchans, completed in 1930.
15 of 119 		Extension of the Buchans mill.
16 of 119 		Miners at Oriental Mine
17 of 119 		A group of miners at Oriental mine, on the western end of the town of Buchans.
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