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| Place | Silver Mine |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Cape Breton |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.8637 |
| Longitude | -60.398341 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B1J |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBISK |
Silver Mine is a locality in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Silver Mine is located at 45.8637°N, 60.3983°W.
Silver Mine rests in a quiet fold of the Cape Breton highlands, where the Salmon River carves a deliberate path through the rugged, rocky terrain. It lies 33.5 km west of Louisbourg, NS (from Louisbourg, NS: bearing 259°T), and is situated 11.5 km east-south-east of Big Pond. The Sgurra Bhreac rises nearby, its slopes catching the slanted, amber light of late afternoon that turns the heavy spruce stands into dark, velvet silhouettes. Within this basin, the earth holds a stillness that feels ancient, broken only by the cold, clear current of the Salmon River as it brushes against the stones. MacVicars Lake sits just a kilometer away, reflecting the grey-blue skies of the north, while the distant, protected reaches of the Middle River-Framboise Wilderness Area offer a vast, unbroken horizon for those who look toward the interior. The history of Silver Mine carries the weight of past extractive efforts, a legacy of men who once sought value in the deep, unyielding veins of the earth. While the industry that gave Silver Mine its name has long since retreated, the land keeps the memory of those days in the quietude of its overgrown trails and the way the air thins near the high ridges. Life here moves with the seasons, from the thaw that swells the waters near MacIsaacs Brook Falls to the early frosts that harden the ground before winter. Residents maintain a private, grounded existence, finding a sense of continuity in the persistence of the forest and the steady, reliable movement of the local waterways that define the edges of their daily world.
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Explore Silver Mine, Nova Scotia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.8637, -60.398341. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Silver Mine includes the postal code (B1J), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Silver Mine is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |