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A Prospecting Device

Black-and-white photograph of a man in work clothes standing beside the control panel of a device with four crossed antennas. A forest is visible in the background.

Date: Unknown

Credits: BAnQ Rouyn-Noranda, fonds Ministère des Ressources naturelles, mine series. 08Y,E20,S2,SS1,P1556.

A prospector, whose name is unknown, uses a device to find buried ores in the soil. Unfortunately, this method does not work for gold: one has to dig trenches for the precious metal to be found.