Edith Ladouceur's Photo Gallery

View of the mill

Harvey Hill mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

View of the mill,
This was one a the first copper mine in Quebec.

View of the pit.

Lac Letondal Mine, Lac Letondal, Parent, Mauricie, Québec, Canada

View of the pit.
Photo taken in summer 2013.

View of the shaft

King mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

North view of the original shaft.
Photo taken in spring 2012.


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Photo taking in august 2012

French mine, Schefferville, Caniapiscau RCM, Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada

Photo taking in august 2012.
The French mine was closed in the 1980's.

UQ8-G8YJeffreyite (Ca,Na)₂(Be,Al)(Si₂O₇,HSi₂O₇)

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada

Dimensions: 1 cm x 1 cm

One a the few specimen of Jeffreyite in the world.
It resembles the mica group. Of a translucent brownish color.
Only a 1cm long.
Collection of the Musée Minéralogique et Minier de Thetford Mines.

View of one of the 7 open pit

Huard mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Chromite mine that stop extracting in 1918.
The site is reafforest now, I found 4 of the 7 original pit.

View of the Flooded pit

Windsor mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

View of the flooded pit.
This was an Asbestos mine.
Closed in 1952.
Picture taken in June of 2010.

South view

King Beaver mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

South view of the open pit,Beaver mine.
Photo taken in July 2010.

View from de left of the quarry

PCM Quarry, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Drummond RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

this picture was taking on the 23 of may 2009