Heritage Matters

The Deloro Mine Site has a rich and important history. From its place in the Madoc Gold Rush, to its innovations in creating and producing metals and alloys, Deloro played a key role in the history of mining and industry in Canada.

There are many stories to be told about the Deloro Mine Site, its geology, its industry, its innovation and its people. There are also important lessons to be learned about the consequences of reckless exploitation of the environment - a legacy of our uninformed past - and the extensive cleanup that must follow.

While the first priority is to complete the cleanup of the mine site, the ministry is working with the community, heritage organizations, and other provincial ministries to preserve and promote the important natural, industrial, social and environmental history of the Deloro Mine Site. A heritage plan will be developed for the site that will include preservation of several remaining structures on the site, and the possible creation of on-site walking trails and commemorative plaques once the cleanup is complete.

Deloro Mine Site Heritage Initiative Committee

This group of local residents formed in July 2003 to help preserve and promote Deloro’s important history. For more information please contact:

Linda Bracken,
147 Rockhaven Road
R.R. 2 Marmora,
Ontario,
K0K 2M0

Phone/ fax: 613-472-3563
E-mail:l.bracken@sympatico.ca