Goldcorp looks to re-awaken giant: McIntyre Mine being drilled off in early 2008.

• Date: 01 March 2008
• Author: Stewart, Nick

Towering over South Porcupine, the McIntyre Mine headframe is one of the most dominant symbols of the Timmins mining camp, a wooden monument standing guard over a maze of dormant underground mine workings.

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However, an exploration project underway may one day reawaken the sleeping giant.

"We've been looking at this particular part of the McIntyre mine for a number of years, as we completed some drilling back in 2002 or 2003, and this is a follow-up on that program," Dave Bucar, project manager for Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines, says.

"It hasn't been a high priority, what with other projects on the go, but this is the year where we're finally going to get back and take another look to determine the viability of some underground mining at that site."

The mine has a long history...