Geraldton, Ontario

Geraldton, Ontario

Geraldton is a community in the Northwestern Ontario municipality of Greenstone, lying east of Lake Nipigon and just above Lake Superior. The community serves an area population, including the surrounding communities of close to 6,500 people.

Geraldton serves as the region’s centre for education, health care, retail trades, transportation, professional, government and utility services and also serves a home to the area's forestry workforce.As home to eight former producing gold mines which operated between 1936 and 1970 in the heart of the Canadian Shield, the Geraldton-Beardmore Gold Camp hosts numerous mineralized zones which continue to be explored for potential development.

History

Gold mining was important in Geraldton's early days with eleven gold mines operating from 1934 - 1952.

External links

* [http://www.northernontario.org/Towns/Geraldton.htm northernontario.org: Geraldton - North of Superior]


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