Noah Timmins

Noah Anthony Timmins (March 31, 1867 – January 22, 1936) was a Canadian mining developer and executive who is considered a founding father of Canada's mining industry.

Background and mining achievements

Born in Mattawa, Ontario, Noah Timmins, along with his brother Henry, David Alexander Dunlap and John and Duncan McMartin, acquired the LaRose silver mine in Cobalt, Ontario. Although the family company explored stakes and mining operations all over the world, the greatest find was the important Hollinger Gold Mines in Timmins, Ontario, the city that bears his name.

Noah and his nephew Alphonse, a mining engineer who had studied at the Royal Military College of Canada negotiated with Alex Gillies and Benny Hollinger, who had uncovered the Hollinger gold mine. Alphonse described it: “It was as if a giant cauldron had splattered the gold nuggets over a bed of pure blue quartz crystals as a setting for some magnificent crown jewels of inestimable value.” On the strength of his nephew’s information, Noah committed himself to paying $530,000.

In 1987, Noah was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and is an inductee of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.

Noah Timmins died in 1936 while vacationing in Palm Beach, Florida.

Family links

Four of Timmins' great-grandchildren are notable entertainers: Margo, Michael and Peter formed the alternative country band Cowboy Junkies, and Cali is an actress.

External links

• Noah Timmins at The Canadian Encyclopedia