Snow Lake Mining Museum

06/15/2026

06/12/2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

DEDICATION OF CAIRN
Pictured here is HBM&S representative Jim Mihalicz speaking on behalf of the Company at the dedication of the Snow Lake Heritage Carin in 1997. The blue object to Jim’s left is the Time Capsule that was sealed up in the cairn.

06/05/2026

TIME FOR A VISIT

Another Staffhouse gathering where the guys get together for a drink and a visit usually to see a co-worker off for retirement or another job. Pictured here are (L to R) Gordon Rupp, W***y Bilyk and Willie Holunga as featured in the summer 1982 edition of the Northern Lights Magazine.

05/29/2026

SCALING THE BACK

Two guys scaling the back in an unknown location in the Snow Lake camp. Looks like Nick Shaw (left) and Frank Villeneuve (right). Possibly Stall Lake Mine #4 Shaft.

05/22/2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

STALL LAKE MINE HSH TRAIN
Stall Lake Mine made use of a dedicated High Speed Haulage system to move muck from #3 and #4 internal shafts to the Main Shaft where it was skipped to surface. This system utilized a diesel trammer (one of the first pieces of diesel equipment used underground in Snow Lake) that hauled several bottom-dump muck cars. The whole train travelled over the open dump on side wheels as the cars were emptied into the ore pass. We don’t know who the operator was in this picture, if you recognize him, please let us know.

05/15/2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Retirement Presentation

Elwood (Jake) Pockett (left) recieving his retirement gift from Area Manager Stan Weslake.

05/08/2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

HBM&S SAFETY FREQUENCY SHIELD
Showing off the HBM&S Safety Frequency Shield (all operations) AND the Snow Lake Safety Shield won by Spruce Point Mine in 1990 are (L-R): Stan Weslake (Manager), Brian McDougall, Tom Rupp, Cliff Harris (Foreman), and Mike Horne (Superintendent).

05/04/2026

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05/01/2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

HAPPY TO BE HERE!
They sure look happy to be at work! Shown here are (L-R) Pete Ludek and Fred Jennings in 1100 stope at Rod Mine in 1990. Hard to believe that was 36 years ago!