Gold Rush: Stories of Big Mines and a Little Town Named Malartic Gold Rush; stories of big mines and a little town named Malartic Musée minéralogique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
First and Foremost The mineral fields of the Canadian Malartic Mine were first staked by John Mark in 1922. Located on the edge of the Cadillac Fault, who became […]
In 1932, Mr. James Paul Norrie and Mr. L.K. Coffin staked the land located half a kilometre from actual Malartic in the direction of Val d’Or. They began […]
Harsh Conditions The Sladen area was staked between 1923 and 1924 by B. Sladen and H. S. Kennedy and was located between East Malartic and Canadian Malartic about […]
An Abundant Deposit, A Prosperous Mine In 1934, W.B Crane and John Partanen, under the leadership of James Paul Norrie, staked on the Cadillac Fault’s extension, 10 km […]
From Nova Scotia to Abitibi James Paul Norrie is a prominent figure in Canadian mining history. He is one of the main players in the first gold rush […]
Remembering the Missing Miners On October 1st, 2011, a memorial monument was dedicated to victims of the tragedy at the Musée minéralogique de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, located in Malartic. The […]
These two miners are busy unloading a cart of crushed rock in the ore pass. This is a vertical tunnel into which the ore is poured then recovered […]
Industrialization The jackleg is one of the tools that allowed miners to increase their productivity in an unprecedented. It was developped during the Industrial Revolution. The tool is […]
Malartic’s main street in the 1940s, prior to being paved.
The Shannon Building in the 1940s. Also in view, Malartic Beauty hairdressing salon, Bijouterie Gagnon jewlery store and, to the left, Buanderie Malartic – a laundrymat.
Dionne building in the 1940s. Also in view, the Cartier grocery store and the A & B (5-10-15¢ & $1:00) general store.
The photo is captioned Paris Vallée, one of the village’s nicknames at the time (1940s)