Noah Timmins

1867--1936
Wow--he's a big deal here. Seriously. He's the mining MAN.

One of the founders of the Cobalt mine (LaRose, Silver)
and Hollinger gold mine in Timmins.

Tonnes of stories about this guy.

Noah and Henry. Born in Mattawa Ontario.
Prospectors.
Timmins first bought the share in the Cobalt mine. that was the big deal.
Then they both moved away to Montreal and married a pair of sisters. Whoa.
One of their nephews told them about a gold discovery in Porcupine by Benny Hollinger.

Anecdotes here.
They set out for Porcupine--and invested in the mine--and then they incorporated with it.
Became the Hollinger mine in 1910 60 years life. Humungous. The largest single Gold mine in Canadian history.

Timmins was born from the community there.
Was able to be organized there.

1924--gave money for Noranda in Quebec.
And mother mines across country (quebec, yellowknife, NWT, manitoba)