Martin Frobisher's Gold Mine

199225 min 36 secFilm: Documentary

Script: Robert McGhee

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In 1576, Martin Frobisher set out to find a northern sea route to the Orient. He landed on Baffin Island, encountered the Canadian Inuit, and collected what he thought was gold ore. The following two summers, he led expeditions which mined over 1200 tonnes of worthless rock, and attempted, without success, to establish the first English settlement in North America.

Subject categories


  • Archaeology > Archaeological Digs
  • Mining > Arctic RegionGoldHistorical PerspectivesPortraits
  • History - Canada - Pre-1867 > Arctic RegionEconomics and IndustryExplorationImmigration and Settlement
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon

Credits


script
Robert McGhee
photography
Robert McGhee
sound
Gregory Pilsworth
editing
Lori Schroeder
narrator
Mike Giunta