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when the richest gold discoveries the world has ever

seen—and the richest ever found in Canada—was

found in Marathon’s borders. The Hemlo Mines, the
main mine sites to come out of the discovery, have

since produced 6 million ounces, and have been
controlled by Barrick Gold since 2010.

GOLD MINE

“Barrick has a great economic impact to Marathon,

and area,” says Mayor Rick Dumas. “Barrick have
also been a great corporate citizen; they have made

every effort to keep the community informed of
changes in their operations. The mine is 35 years

old and things are changing, there have been some

recent layoffs at Hemlo but Barrick feels confident
Mayor Rick Dumas
for the future of the Hemlo.”

is a migration of youth coming back and retirees

Barrick’s Hemlo is still operational and developing staying here in the community, who are attracted to
gold so that is a good sign and will stay stable for the low cost of living, proximity to regional capitals,

a while, says Mayor Dumas. A main priority of the and the quality of life,” he says. “We hope to

town is retaining youth in the community. “There stabilize that and continue moving forward.”

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