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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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