KINGDON MINES

NAME: Kingdon Mines COUNTY: -- ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Snow in Winter, Warm Summer. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Worth Seeing. REMAINS: Many Structures still standing.

During its forty-seven years of existence, the mine at Kingdon Mines became the largest lead mine and smelter in Canada. It was not until 1914, however, that Kingdon Mines boomed due to the heavy wartime (World War 1) demands for lead. The townsite consisted of boarding houses for single miners and cabins for those who had families. The two were separated by company stores and the community center located in the center of the town. When the mine closed in 1931, sixty million pounds of lead had been extracted worth four million dollars. The structures that still stand are used for something but represent only a small portion of what was once an active and busy mining town. Submitted by: Henry Chenoweth

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