RED LAKE

LOCATION

Red Lake Gold Mines are located in the Canadian Shield of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 180 kilometres north of Dryden. They cover approximately 2,335 hectares within the District of Kenora in Northwestern Ontario.  The Red Lake Municipality is comprised of the towns, Madsen and McKenzie Island, Red Lake, Cochenour, Starratt Olsen, Flat Lake and Balmertown. The Municipality of Red Lake has a population of approximately 5,500. 

The area is accessible by Highway 105, which joins the Trans Canada Highway at Vermilion Bay, east of Kenora. Commercial air services from Thunder Bay and Winnipeg are available with several flights daily to each community. The terrain in the vicinity of the mine at Red Lake is gently rolling with various forms of glacial cover.

The Red Lake area provides some of the best fishing and hunting in the province. Thousands of lakes, beaches, lush rolling forests and abundant wildlife enhance the area. Much of the region is still untouched and is accessible only by air or canoe.

The weather is generally fair with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature in July is +25 Celsius, with 62 mm of precipitation. In January it is -20 Celsius, with an average snow accumulation of 35 cm. The days are short in winter, but long and pleasant in the summer months.