What kind of mines are the Giant Mine and the Discovery Mine?
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.
Huogeqi mine The Huogeqi mine is one of the largest lead and zinc mines in China. The mine is located in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia. The mine has reserves amounting to 67.6 million tonnes of ore grading 1.44% lead and 1.46% zinc thus resulting 0.97 million tonnes of lead and 1 million tonnes of zinc.