Gold mining in Canada

The Aboriginal peoples used gold along with copper, silver, and other minerals for tools, weapons, art, and eventually trading.

The gold found in this time period was located in river streams and was collected via hand, nets, or panning.

[3] The first major discovery of gold was found in the sands of Fraser River, British Columbia, in 1858.

This discovery of gold sparked a conflict between Aboriginal peoples and those who came from western United States, as well as mercenaries from foreign countries such as France or Germany, including the Fraser Canyon War.

In 1896, an American prospector named George Carmack made the discovery of gold alongside Skookum Jim Mason and Dawson Charlie, Tagish First Nation members, on Rabbit Creek, which was located within the Klondike River.

One of the camps, located in Malartic, Quebec, would later go on to become the largest and most successful Canadian gold mine.