Gold mining -- photograph

Pouring liquid gold into a mould to make gold bricks, Giant Mine, Yellowknife, NT, September 1965. Anyone able to carry the 12.5 kg brick one-handed to the Post Office in town, over 3 km away, could keep it. The price of gold was then about CAN$35 per ounce (28 g)

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seale, Linda N.
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 1965
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7939/R3Z31NP56
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/7a6a0479-297a-45c6-b824-ab08cc94066f
Description
Summary:Pouring liquid gold into a mould to make gold bricks, Giant Mine, Yellowknife, NT, September 1965. Anyone able to carry the 12.5 kg brick one-handed to the Post Office in town, over 3 km away, could keep it. The price of gold was then about CAN$35 per ounce (28 g)