Jeffrey Mine: Rockhounding in Les Sources, Québec

Plan your visit

Confirm rules before collecting

County

Les Sources

Province

Québec

Nearest road

Boulevard Saint-Luc

Postal code

J1T 2N2

Coordinates

45.76550, -71.94600

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.

Land & collecting status

Confirm rules before collecting

Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.

Access note: Former asbestos mine in Val-des-Sources, closed since 2012, with a pit owned by the town. You can look in from the free lookout at 131 boulevard Saint-Luc, or join the guided kayak tour on the pit lake on summer weekends. There is no public collecting.

Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.