Belleterre, Quebec
Belleterre is a community originally based on a gold rush. While the mine closed down decades ago, it seems with the higher price of Gold renewed interest in the previously uneconomical veins has been rekindled. I'm not sure if the mine is active today, or if they're still looking for the best vein to explore.
The geology is less interesting to me than the location of a Gap Filler Site, 50% constructed by ~1963, on a nearby mountain top. Local reports indicate the foundations remain, potentially some original telephone poles, and some of the original perimeter fence. The location is still used for antennas today, and the satellite photos show two buildings standing (as well as something in the woods to the East...)
Belleterre is a community originally based on a gold rush. While the mine closed down decades ago, it seems with the higher price of Gold renewed interest in the previously uneconomical veins has been rekindled. I'm not sure if the mine is active today, or if they're still looking for the best vein to explore.
The geology is less interesting to me than the location of a Gap Filler Site, 50% constructed by ~1963, on a nearby mountain top. Local reports indicate the foundations remain, potentially some original telephone poles, and some of the original perimeter fence. The location is still used for antennas today, and the satellite photos show two buildings standing (as well as something in the woods to the East...)
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| Belleterre Gap Filler Annex |
Love the area around Belletere, I have not been there since 2000 . But I used to camp twice a year for a week at a time on an island at the back of lake Devlin (Lac devlin)
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