Between Discovery Mine and Big Dan Mine, which mine was named after Dan O'Connor?
Discovery Mine The Discovery Mine was a gold mine 81 kilometers northeast (approx bearing of 15 degrees) of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories that operated between 1950 and 1969. Gold was discovered here by Alfred Giauque in 1944. A complete townsite, on Giauque Lake, was established by the company to house workers and their families. The mine produced one million troy ounces (31,000 kg) of gold from one million tons of ore. The abandoned townsite, not accessible by road, was demolished in 2005.
Renard diamond mine The Renard mine is a diamond mine in Canada which opened in July 2014. The mine is located in Quebec and is projected to produce 1.5-2 millions carats per year. In July 2014, SNC-Lavalin was awarded the EPCM contract for mine related construction management. In December 2016 the operator of the mine, Stornoway Diamond, announced it had achieved commercial production at Renard.