Did they ever find gold on the bottom of the Ottawa River?

The plan was to dredge the bottom of the Ottawa River behind the Canadian Mint where there was an estimated 1 million OzT of Gold, Silver and Platinum.... The plan was hatched in 1996, and as recent as 2004 they had still not recovered the Gold. As far as we know ....

 2004: "If it all sounds too good to be true, consider the bickering that's commenced in recent months over whether or not the outflow pipe — and, hence, the gold — even exists.

"They can look at the blueprints of the building, but there's no pipe," declares mint spokesman Pierre Morin, apparently unaware of Ford's claim that his barge inadvertently rammed the elusive pipe during a recent dredging session.

 Such squabbling aside, Ford has earned the cautious endorsement of environmentalists who agree that — gold or no gold — his scheme can't help but cleanse this section of the beleaguered Ottawa. "It's a great idea," says Murphy. "Maybe they'll get some of the other toxins while they're at it." Meanwhile Ford, in true treasure-hunter form, is keeping his eyes on the prize. "Sure, I'm glad to help. But, you know, I'm really just here for the gold." -

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Sept. 25, 1996 :

OTTAWA -- Canadian prospector Jim Ford and his partners have gone where they know the gold is -- behind the Canadian mint. Mr. Ford's group will start dredging for gold and other precious metals Wednesday in a scenic bay of the Ottawa River, where for decades, in the first half of this century, the Canadian mint discharged tons of waste from its big gold-refining operation. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB843614890157439000