Giant Mine & Heritage Boat Registry
Giant Mine
A former large gold mine on the northern outskirts of the city, now one of Canada's largest environmental remediation projects. Its old mining townsite preserves historic northern vessels.
The Giant Mine operated from 1948 to 2004 and left about 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide stored underground in permafrost. Long-term remediation is ongoing. In the old miners' townsite, the Heritage Vessel Registry displays tugboats, fishing boats and barges that once sailed Great Slave Lake and introduces the history of northern water transport. The remediation project occasionally opens to the public in summer, and registration is required in advance. The site is about 5 km from downtown. Most of the mine area is off-limits, so please obey the signs.
Opening hours
Summer (hours subject to the year's announcement)
Nearby sights
- Ingraham Trail
- Wildcat Cafe
- Old Town & Bush Pilots Monument
- Bullocks Bistro
- Ragged Ass Road
- Twin Pine Hill Trail
- Snowking Winter Festival Snowcastle
- Great Slave Lake (Yellowknife Bay)