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Prospecting in “New Ontario”

Prospectors are sitting on the edge of their canoe on shore. In the background are river rapids and a tree lined rocky landscape.

Early Prospectors, ca. 1913

Photographer: Unknown

Museum of Northern History Collection

Prospecting in Northeastern Ontario meant long hours in an unforgiving remote environment. Most areas had to be explored either by foot or accessed by water.

Sandy McIntyre (left) and Hans ‘Jock’ Buttner (right) were prospectors with connections to mining communities across the region, including Kirkland Lake.