Monday, November 5, 2007

Edmund Horne

1865--1952
Prospector -- began looking for gold in Ontario--decided to take it to Quebec;
ended up finding a big deposit, the Horne Copper and gold which began Noranda.

Born in NS.
Miner and prospector of old.
Worked at Oldham Gold in NS.

Went from Colarado to BC to California. Real Deadwood territoriy.
Heard of silver in Ontario at Cobalt in 1908 and went there.

1911 entered Quebec border; found favorable geology near Rouyn.
1914-- he returned there. found great samples on what is now Noranda.
Anecdote: Unfortunately, the samples showed no gold, and so bitter was Horne's disappointment that he decided he was "all washed up on golden dreams."

1917-- Went to Ontario gold camps, and raised $.
Returned to his Lake, this time determined. again disappointing.
1920: returned. canoed. found good results. new money.
Found backers, and then took it big.

"It turned out to be one of Canada's greatest orebodies, "the Horne", and Noranda was born in 1922. Today, Noranda employs more than 32,000 people, and has assets of $11.8 billion."

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