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Dusty Compass Museum & Lapidary
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 ส.ค. 2024
Rocks & Minerals Museum in Southwest Saskatchewan that focuses on minerals resource and lapidary Art operated by a young entrepreneur and family.
Historical Coal Mines found in Medicine Hat & Redcliff, Alberta
The Dusty Compass Museum Team discovers historical Coal Mine locations in Echo Dale Park of Medicine Hat, Alberta. This display of beautiful Antique style reproduction buildings are set up so visitors can step back into time and experience a energy that once was a vibrant and bustling community. Now the sounds of nature, water rushing by in the South Saskatchewan river and nearby city sounds is all that you hear when taking a stroll along their accessible paths.
The multitude of various coal mines in this valley vary from large operations to small independent businesses. Ajax Mine was successful for many years, but others were built surrounding the community as well such as:
Eskbank Mine 1892-1897
Russel's Mine 1918 - 1926
Redcliff Peerless Mine 1908 - 1945
Ansley Mine 1896-1909
Hoover's 1902-1906
J.L. Wright's 1906 -1907
"Scotts" Toronto Coal Co. 1902-1909
"Stair" Gillespie Brothers 1883 - 1905
Hamilton's 1903-1906
Redcliff 1912-1920
Hatax 1949-1951
Ginther Coal Co. 1911 - 1912
Black's 1912 - 1914
The multitude of various coal mines in this valley vary from large operations to small independent businesses. Ajax Mine was successful for many years, but others were built surrounding the community as well such as:
Eskbank Mine 1892-1897
Russel's Mine 1918 - 1926
Redcliff Peerless Mine 1908 - 1945
Ansley Mine 1896-1909
Hoover's 1902-1906
J.L. Wright's 1906 -1907
"Scotts" Toronto Coal Co. 1902-1909
"Stair" Gillespie Brothers 1883 - 1905
Hamilton's 1903-1906
Redcliff 1912-1920
Hatax 1949-1951
Ginther Coal Co. 1911 - 1912
Black's 1912 - 1914
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Moose-spotters sleigh through Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan
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The Dusty Compass Team took a drive to Southwest Saskatchewans highest peak point in all of the province at the Provincial Ark called Cypress Hills. A location with mountainous scenery, natural wildlife viewing, camping and recreational activity. Here is a glimpse of what it is like on a beautiful day in the deep winter around New Years time, at the beginning of January. The first animal spotte...
The Many Seasons of the Dusty Compass Museum
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The Dusty Compass Museum, located in Southwest Saskatchewan in Liebenthal, is a gallery showcasing Rocks and minerals you can find within the Palliser Triangle. This museum is owned and operated by a young Canadian entrepreneur who strives to teach others that you can do the same thing too, which would be: Rockhound Trailblazer Adventurer Rock Collector Lapidary Artist Learner at any age! Come ...
Chrysocolla found in a Saskatchewan Mini Minerals Museum
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Hummingbird Chrysocolla is a wonderful stone material for carvers and lapidary artists of all ranges. It is mined from a claim location in Arizona that always provides nee patterns and color ranges if blues, teals reds, coppers and so much more. Lance & Amanda of Hummingbird Mine are crafty & Creative miners that offer beautiful raw material from their facebook page and rockhound tours of their...
Young Blade-Runner Carves Kingman Turquoise Gem
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Follow the Dusty Compass Museum & Poppy's Lapidary as we give you a little detail about a well known Gemstone that has been used widely for centuries and beyond. Kingman turquoise is still highly collected amongst artists, miners, carvers, Lapidary enthusiasts and sellers worldwide. This Beautiful Nugget was donated to the museum & young lapidary artist by a Gemstone collector to add a piece th...
Southern Saskatchewan Sandbar Adventures
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A brisk and breezy stroll along the shores of the freshly blended rivers of the South Saskatchewan & Red Deer. This location is 25mins east of the "forks" and 8 years ago was a flat of tumbled rocks and rubble stones, and now is the location of a massive sandbar. Every year the sand moves to new locations and the shores change position and shape. The scenery at all times of the year is always b...
Young Entrepreneur Showcases Saskatchewan Uranium
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Closed for the season currently (closed November 2024 to May 2025 reopening) - the Young Entrepreneur Operated, Dusty Compass Museum, features a Sample of Saskatchewan Uranium! This specimen was donated by the Saskatchewan Mining Association to help this young curator to be able to pass the learning curiosities on to other rockhounds and interested parties about one if Saskatchewans mineral res...
Amazing Rockhound discovery in Redcliff, Alberta
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The Dusty Compass enjoyed a warm Albertan Late fall day, for a small 2km hike in to see the vibrant Redcliffs of Redcliff, Alberta. There is a small section along the riverside, south of the Redcliff golf course that has an incredible scene of reds, oranges and purple shades. Pictures and video do not do this scene justice! Above was a once booming town of Coal Mines and clay production plants,...
Junior Lapidary Artist Wrangles Up Some Ammolite Facts
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Join the Dusty Compass Museum & Poppy's Lapidary team as they embark on a learning Journey all about Ammolite! Watch to take a peek at what it is like carving Alberta Ammolite Gemstones and the work that goes into preserving each unique piece! Fossils are amazing but when you can wear them or share with a friend, you can spread the love that Ammolite has to offer! All the gemstone material in t...
Dusty Compass Team Mines for Copper Inclusions
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The Dusty Compass & Poppy's Lapidary Team headed to the East Kootenays in British Columbia, to do some "Art Rock" Mining at the Nip & Tuck Gold Mine claim. Steve showed miss RockWrangler Reese how to find the Copper outcrop that they actually use as miniature items inside their Pan in a Can Paydirt! If you haven't had a chance to check out their website- make sure you look them up! paninacanpay...
Epic Journey within Drumheller, Alberta
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Come with The Dusty Compass team to discover an amazing historical adventure found in the Drumheller Dinosaur Valley of the Alberta Badlands! From Nacmine, to Drumheller, to the Tyrell museum and Wayne and beyond!
Springtime 2024 at the Nip & Tuck Goldmine
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The Dusty Compass Team (formerly known as the Ore Junction as heard in the video) took a trip to Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada to visit our friend Steve Lathem the gold miner and Passionate Rockhound Mineral collector. The Dusty Compass team was planning to take a trip this fall, to go learn a bit more again from Steve and also to learn from talented James Deraspe... but the museum reno...
Summertime Rockhounding in the Alberta Badlands
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Rescuing rocks for Lapidary Art preservation summer recap of many adventures with the Rock-hounding gals! It has been such a terrific summer full of excitement, learning, adventure and we look forward to sharing more with our viewers in the future! Stay tuned for more to come!
The Dusty Compass Travelling Rock Shop & Mini Museum
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The Dusty Compass visited the Bow Island, Alberta Harvest Fall Fair for a pop-up shop created by the rock-rescue team! Bow island is an awesome small Alberta town with many family friendly services like a waterpark and campground, gas stations and convenience needs and so much more! Did you know? That there is a an island named "Bow Island" which is located north of Grassy Lake near the conflue...
Rockhound Team Learns about Atlas Coal Mine Operation in Alberta
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The Dusty Compass Rock Rescue Rockhound team visited the Atlas Coal Mine in the valley of the Badlands near Drumheller, Alberta. This is an incredible museum & tour operation that gives visitors a up close look i to the past with their tour friendly buildings, displays and interactive options for all ages. It is a awesome activity for families & Friends to do when the sun is shining!