RE: Great Comms!2 Apr 2026 15:41
T he year is 1904.
Lying on the gently rolling
hills of north-west Ontario in
the forests of the Ramsay-
Wright Township, the Sunbeam
gold mine is in full operation.
In fact, it has been for six years.
Not only is gold increasing in
quantity the deeper the miners go,
but they don’t even know how far
the structure into which they are
tapping at the mine could stretch–
it’s open both at depth and along
strike in both directions.
And although they are heavily limited
by basic technologies of the time,
the abundance of gold here is so
However, as is often the case in
mining, conditions can change very
abruptly.
significant that miners have been
able to pull some 650 tonnes from
Now it’s 1905.
just below the surface at an average grade of 12.2g/t.
The price of gold has collapsed and
projects worldwide are closing.
Sunbeam’s position as a strong
revenue generator seems to be
solidified.
It’s not because there’s anything
wrong with them–most aren’t even
close to reaching their full potential.