Archaeological Sites
Frobisher's Fool's Gold
1577 mining folly · Kodlunarn Island, Baffin, Canada
FoundThe prize. A queen's cargo of worthless ore
Where. Kodlunarn Island, Baffin, Canada
Status. Found
Where. Kodlunarn Island, Baffin, Canada
Status. Found
The account
Martin Frobisher hauled tons of glittering Arctic ore back to England in the 1570s, certain it was gold. It was worthless rock, and his mine pits still scar the island.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Kodlunarn Island, Baffin, Canada; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: A queen's cargo of worthless ore.
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