1930 Prospecting Claim Tag from Port Radium on Great Bear Lake

Artifact Number:

2024-009

Description

A prospector’s Claim Tag, “Post 2, Claim No 27218”, believed to have been used in 1930 to stake a claim on a uranium deposit at Port Radium on Great Bear Lake, site of the famous Eldorado Uranium Mine. An expert in the mining/exploration field reports that records show that that claim was made/staked by W.J. McDonough on behalf of Ventures Limited. The 2 mm thick tag, made of aluminum, measures 8.8 cm by 5.0 cm.

Details

Keywords:
uranium mines
Materials:
aluminum
Date:
1930
Notes:

The tag was given to D. Burton, who worked in the mining industry, by a now-forgotten person about 2010 and languished in a desk drawer. It was re-discovered in 2024 and donated to the Society.

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