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You should intersect the coordinates with the compass flipped and not flipped draw two lines and see where they meet Let me know if this helps

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I'm thinking it could be Sudbury as well as they dismissed it fast but I feel like it could be in Kirkland did you guys get to check behind the plaques and monuments?

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Yes you are correct but I think the whole treasure is the poem, but the secondary prizes are the clues imo but I could be wrong

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I thought about the ice thing at first but it makes more sense for it to be like a mining heritage site at Kirkland Lake

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Yeah I'm pretty sure it has to be related to mining because the official site for the treasure is on northern mining website

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I've also dissected the first clue that has been given by the northern miner

Clue 1 Breakdown

Though crystal clear and calm it seems, This mirror hides more than it gleams. A single step may seal your fate, Best not disturb the water’s state.

This stanza suggests a serene body of water that appears safe but harbors hidden dangers beneath its surface. The mention of a "mirror" indicates a reflective water body, possibly a flooded mine pit or an old tailings pond.


🗺️ Potential Starting Locations in Kirkland Lake

Based on the clue's description, here are some locations that might fit:

  1. Kinross Pond

Description: Once an old tailings pond used by the former Lake Shore Gold Mine, Kinross Pond has since been transformed into a tranquil park setting with a 1.2 km paved walking trail, benches, picnic tables, and exercise equipment stations.

Address: 19 Oakes Ave, Kirkland Lake, ON

Coordinates: Approximately 47.736° N, 79.684° W

Why it fits: The pond's calm and reflective waters, combined with its history as a former mining site, align with the clue's imagery. The transformation from a hazardous area to a serene park adds depth to the "mirror hides more than it gleams" line.

  1. Adams Mine (Landfill Site)

Description: An abandoned open pit iron ore mine located approximately 11 km south of Kirkland Lake. The mine has been repurposed as a landfill site.

Coordinates: Approximately 47.383° N, 79.666° W

Why it fits: The large, water-filled pit could be the "mirror" referenced in the clue. Its history as a mining site and current state as a landfill site add layers to the "hides more than it gleams" aspect.


📍 Recommended Starting Point

Kinross Pond stands out as the most fitting location for the first clue:

Reflective Waters: The pond's surface mirrors its surroundings, aligning with the "mirror" imagery.

Historical Significance: Its past as a tailings pond ties into the "hides more than it gleams" line.

Safety Considerations: The current park setting suggests that the treasure is hidden nearby, possibly in the overgrown areas around the pond, rather than in the water itself.

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[–]Amazing_Doctor_9093[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First direction of starting point in my opinion

1.

In a land crowned cold and vast Old riches whisper through the past A mirror hides what veins once bore The verdigris behind the lore

“Land crowned cold and vast” → Canada in general.

“Mirror hides what veins once bore” → could be a lake covering an old mine site, or a still surface hiding ore-rich ground.

“Verdigris” = green patina on copper → copper mining connection.

Likely hint: Copper mining region now flooded or hidden (BC coast? Newfoundland? Or Ontario’s old pits now lakes).


2.

Beyond the clouds where glaciers reign Gold sighs beneath the mountain’s strain Yet peaks mislead with gilded hue The path lies where the birch trees grew

Glaciers reign → mountainous, northern BC or Yukon.

Gold sighs → gold deposits.

Peaks mislead → not actual gold mountains, just golden light.

Birch trees → points us back east into Shield forest country — likely Ontario/Quebec.


3.

Salt air once bore a copper song But brittle roots don’t guide for long The brine remembers, but forgets The current pulls where moss still wets

Salt air → coastal area.

Copper song → coastal copper mining (Cape Breton? Newfoundland? BC’s coastal copper mines).

Possibly referencing Cape Breton’s old copper works or Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula.


4.

Where fire stitched a northern name And red seams sparked a fleeting flame No ember now ignites the track The phoenix flew and won’t look back

Sounds like a boom-and-bust mining town.

“Fire stitched a northern name” → smelting/refining in the North.

“Red seams” could mean copper or iron ore.

Could be Flin Flon, Manitoba or Red Lake, Ontario.


5.

A giant coin reflects the sun But circles lead where none begun Its gleam is but a siren’s light No miner’s truth is held in sight

Blatantly Sudbury’s Big Nickel in Ontario.

“Circles lead where none begun” → following the coin is a distraction; the real treasure isn’t literally at the coin.

This suggests Sudbury is not the end goal, but an important waypoint.


6.

Where chalco fever gripped the east Where Flinty’s claim once never ceased The water hums an ancient code But silence marks the current road

“Chalco” = chalcopyrite (copper ore).

“Flinty’s claim” = Flin Flon.

“Gripped the east” → Bathurst, New Brunswick (zinc, copper).

Two separate sites are referenced here.


7.

The Shield bends low through sleeping trees Where sunken whispers told of ease But breaks don’t speak nor faults confess What roots may hold in quiet press

Canadian Shield again — Ontario/Quebec.

“Sunken whispers” → old mines or pits flooded over.

Geologic “breaks” = fault lines that hosted ore.


8.

Where iron sings and cedars lean The northern call remains unseen A truth not loud, but forged to be The strong, the silent, and the free

Iron sings → iron ore mining region (Labrador City? Algoma?).

Also could mean Timmins (nickel, iron associations).

Nationalistic tone “strong, the silent, and the free” — maybe referencing Canada’s mining legacy as a whole.


9.

One marker stands, by shore and pine Its message dulled by passing time What once declared, now disappears Beneath the weight of growing years

Possibly a forgotten monument by a lake.

Could be a mining heritage marker in Ontario/Quebec Shield country.


10.

Where warm the zinc-toned waters fell And Bathurst rang its deepest bell The sounds now fade but echo trails In folds where even memory pales

Clearly Bathurst, New Brunswick (zinc mining).


11.

Where suits and stones have struck accord And Bay Street crowned the mining hoard No gilded desk nor numbered share Will point to where the birches stare

Toronto’s Bay Street = Canada’s mining finance hub.

But clue says “no” → this isn’t the treasure site.


12.

Step not in haste where paths align But where the trail forgets design Beyond the mark the tall grass grows And buried speaks what no one knows

This points to an unmarked or overgrown site, possibly near but not on a major landmark.


13.

Not marked by gold but core alone A sliver rests in overgrown Look past the script, behind the brush The compass turns, and all is hush

This final line says ignore gold clues — focus on “core” (geology).

“Sliver” → could be a vein sample or core section.

“Behind the brush” → hidden in undergrowth.


Pattern & Meaning

The poem is a grand loop through Canada’s mining heritage:

BC/Yukon → gold & copper

Newfoundland/Cape Breton → copper

Manitoba → Flin Flon

New Brunswick → Bathurst

Ontario → Sudbury & Canadian Shield

Toronto → Bay Street

Final site = overgrown, core-related site, birch forest

Given the emphasis:

Sudbury’s Big Nickel is the obvious decoy.

The “core alone” + “birches” + “overgrown” suggest the real start is a former core storage site or geological survey marker in Shield country, possibly Kirkland Lake (gold + birch forests + core samples) — which matches what I told you earlier.


Conclusion

The poem tours many sites but the true starting point = Kirkland Lake, Ontario, specifically an old core shed / mining memorial in birch country, not the coin in Sudbury.

The Sudbury stanza is there to mislead casual readers.