page_title: Con Mine
hierarchical_section_title: Con Mine
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial photo of Con Mine. An aerial view of Con Mine. Саха тыла: Aerial photo of Con Mine.
context_page_description: The Con Mine was the first gold mine developed in the Northwest Territories, Canada, just south of Yellowknife. The property was staked by Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada in September 1935 in response to the discovery of visible gold nearby; the name "Con" is an abbreviation of "Consolidated". The advent of winter prevented any prospecting from being conducted, but work in the summer of 1936 led to the discovery of numerous gold veins. The Con Mine entered production in 1938 and ceased operations in 2003. It has produced over 5,000,000 ozt of gold from 12,195,585 tons of ore processed. The mine was over 6,000 ft deep.
  Owners of the mine have included Cominco, Nerco Minerals, Miramar Mining Corp., and Newmont Mining Corp.
  Geologically, the Con Mine is located within the Kam Group which is part of the Yellowknife greenstone belt.
context_section_description: The Con Mine (1938-2003) was the first gold mine developed in the Northwest Territories, Canada, just south of Yellowknife. The property was staked by Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (Cominco) in September 1935 in response to the discovery of visible gold nearby; the name "Con" is an abbreviation of "Consolidated". The advent of winter prevented any prospecting from being conducted, but work in the summer of 1936 led to the discovery of numerous gold veins. The Con Mine entered production in 1938 and ceased operations in 2003. It has produced over 5,000,000 ozt (160,000 kg) of gold from 12,195,585 tons of ore processed. The mine was over 6,000 ft (1,800 m) deep.
  Owners of the mine have included Cominco (1938–1986), Nerco Minerals (1986–1993), Miramar Mining Corp. (1993–2008), and Newmont Mining Corp. (2008–present).
  Geologically, the Con Mine is located within the Kam Group which is part of the Yellowknife greenstone belt.
caption: The Robertson Shaft headframe at the Con Mine was built in 1977 and measures 76 m (249 ft) in height. It was the tallest building in the Northwest Territories.
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