Heritage Silver Trail

by Maggie Wilson  | Cultural Landscape, Historic Building, Historic District / Neighbourhood, House Museum/Homestead, Industrial, Monument / Landmark, Museum/Gallery, Parks Canada Site, Post Office/Bank/Fire Station, Train Station

Come see still standing artifacts of the former Cobalt Mine Camp.

The Heritage Silver Trail provides access to important mining sites where you can learn about the exciting history of the silver rush in Cobalt more than one hundred years ago. Each site is enhanced by signs and illustrations.

A trail booklet is designed to provide the visitor with a background of historical and technical data to enable an understanding of the history of the Cobalt Camp and the significance of the various sites along the trail.

Places

Cobalt Mining Museum

Cobalt, Ontario

Right of Way Mine

Cobalt, Ontario

A former mine site with most of the buildings,

Townsite Mine

Cobalt, Ontario

A former mine site from the famous Cobalt silver camp

McKinley Darragh Mill

Cobalt, Ontario

A former mill site in the famous Cobalt silver mining camp

Little Silver Vein

Cobalt, Ontario

Former workings from the famous Cobalt silver mining camp.

Cart Lake Tailings Pond

Cobalt, Ontario

A former lake now recovering from being a mine waste dump.

Nipissing Mine Lookout

Cobalt, Ontario

A former mill site from the famous Cobalt silver mining camp

Colonial Mine

Cobalt, Ontario

A former mine site on the famous Cobalt silver mining camp

Larose Mine

Cobalt, Ontario

A former mine site from the famous Cobalt silver mining camp

Road Map

Cobalt, Ontario to Cobalt, Ontario

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