What did Salmita Mine and Outpost Island Mine both mine for
Outpost Island Mine The Outpost Island Mine was a gold and tungsten producer 94 kilometres southeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on an island of Great Slave Lake. Gold was discovered here in 1935 by prospectors, and some development was undertaken in 1936-1938. Tungsten ores became valuable during World War II, so the owners (Slave Lake Gold Mines Limited) investigated the tungsten possibilities of the mine. It produced small amounts of gold, copper, and tungsten during 1941-1942, and then again in 1951-1952 during the Korean War. It was a small deposit and was not considered economic because of unpredictable tungsten market prices in the 1950s.
Silver King Camp Silver King Camp is a ghost town located in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. The town is located on Toad Mountain near Nelson and was founded in the 1880s. In 1887 silver ore was discovered on Toad Mountain, and a mine was created called the Silver King which was owned by the Hall family of Nelson. A town grew around the workings of the mine. By 1898 Silver King Camp had a population of 190. The Silver King mine was the greatest shipper of silver ore to the Nelson Smelter for two decades. A forest fire destroyed Silver King Camp and today little remains of the town.