The Golden Giant Mine is a close underground gold mine in the Hemlo mining camp in Canada, located north of Lake Superior, midway between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay, Ontario near the town of Manitouwadge. Prospectors John Larche, Don McKinnon, and Richard Hughes discovered gold in the Hemlo camp in the early 1980s, starting a staking rush not seen in Canada since the Klondike gold rush of the late 19th century. The Golden Giant mine was built in less than two years. With its first pour in April, 1985, the Golden Giant was the first mine in the camp to ship product.
Peak production occurred in the early 1990s, approaching 500,000 oz per year. During its 21-year life, the mine produced over 6 million ounces of gold. The mine ceased operation in 2005, and closed permanently in 2006.
