Between Discovery Mine and Big Dan Mine, which mine was named after Dan O'Connor?
Big Dan Mine Big Dan Mine is an abandoned underground mine in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located about 1 km southwest of Net Lake and just west of the Ontario Northland Railway in east-central Strathy Township. It is named after Dan O'Connor, who first claimed the site in the 1890s.
Derrick Cave Derrick Cave is a lava tube cavern located in the remote northwest corner of Lake County, Oregon. The cave is approximately 1200 ft long. It is up to 80 ft wide and 46 ft high in places. It was named in honor of H.E. Derrick, a pioneer rancher with a homestead 3 mi southeast of the cave. The land around the cave is managed by the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management. Derrick Cave is open to the public year-round; however, camping is no longer permitted in the cave.