1914-1994
Found 2 great orebodies--lead to Denison and Camflo mines.
Staked out property in Elliot lake in the 50's-- found massive Uranium orebody.
(That's a strategic mineral!)
Big discovery. "intuition--geology"
British Columbia--worked in a mine after the war.
Did a lot on the geology of the area.
Denison mines there: 1953-- huge uranium mine there.
Denison was a huge Uranium company.
Then did a bunch of other stuf:
Dneison:
Consolidated Morrison: Silver.
Saskatchewan: Potash: Noranda
Camflo.
1960 Stollery-- went to James Bay and found Columbium.
Friday, October 5, 2007
James Edgar Thomson
1906-1982
Worked for the Ontario Department of Mines-- is that a govt. body?
Then the Ontario Geological Survey. Definitely a Govt. Body.
A Geologist.
Discovered copper-zinc Ore bodies--Geco/Willroy/
Hemlo area--Gold mines too.
So he was a finder. A hunter. Mapper. Cartographer.
He was a get out there and walk around guy. "Boots and Hammer".
Mapped Larder Lake/ Kirkland Lake.
Did some mapping of the Sudbury basin.
Chief Geologist for Ontrio.
Worked for the Ontario Department of Mines-- is that a govt. body?
Then the Ontario Geological Survey. Definitely a Govt. Body.
A Geologist.
Discovered copper-zinc Ore bodies--Geco/Willroy/
Hemlo area--Gold mines too.
So he was a finder. A hunter. Mapper. Cartographer.
He was a get out there and walk around guy. "Boots and Hammer".
Mapped Larder Lake/ Kirkland Lake.
Did some mapping of the Sudbury basin.
Chief Geologist for Ontrio.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
John Fairfield Thompson
1881-1968 .
Worked for 5 decades. Thomson-- is an Inco guy. Scientist--worked on Nickel and Nickel Alloys.
Worked on the classic Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink. All that and the kitchen sink?
Maybe a story in there.
Was a mining executive/owner/ doing explorations of Lynn Lake in Manitoba.
Made first fully integrated mine/mill/refining place.
Town was named after him. Thompson I guess.
American. Began as scientist for Inco.
Worked on alloys/different usage for metals.
Moved from US to Canada. Became senior executive. '
Presumably Ontario/Sudbury. (although no proof in the record here--could have been exec in Toronto)
BIG output during WWII of nickel.
Designed the stainless steel sink.... in 1948. That's a cool story. How about that?
Became president--chairman. Did manitoba stuff.
Worked for 5 decades. Thomson-- is an Inco guy. Scientist--worked on Nickel and Nickel Alloys.
Worked on the classic Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink. All that and the kitchen sink?
Maybe a story in there.
Was a mining executive/owner/ doing explorations of Lynn Lake in Manitoba.
Made first fully integrated mine/mill/refining place.
Town was named after him. Thompson I guess.
American. Began as scientist for Inco.
Worked on alloys/different usage for metals.
Moved from US to Canada. Became senior executive. '
Presumably Ontario/Sudbury. (although no proof in the record here--could have been exec in Toronto)
BIG output during WWII of nickel.
Designed the stainless steel sink.... in 1948. That's a cool story. How about that?
Became president--chairman. Did manitoba stuff.
Jules Timmins
1889-1971.
Jules is the son of Henry--Noah's brother--so he was already in the Mining family.
His big deal--nailing the Iron Ore of Labrador and Quebec. one of the biggest plans in Canadian mining. Ungava region. It was difficult. He found funding himself.
Iron Ore in 54! He's got a song named after him.
He started at the Hollinger mine as a miner underground. Wow.
Became president of Hollinger Consolidated. Made a brokerage firm.
He heard about the Iron Ore--
and it needed tons of money-- ports; railway; to pull the whole thing together.
On the St. Lawrence.
Needed to raise the capital for this venture too-no Canada support.
American steel companies worried about no US steel--so they invested in him.
Made the Iron Ore Company of Canada.
Made the mine-- railway; port; airborne construction to make the mine.
St. Lawrence Seaway partially made by the need of this iron.
Jules is the son of Henry--Noah's brother--so he was already in the Mining family.
His big deal--nailing the Iron Ore of Labrador and Quebec. one of the biggest plans in Canadian mining. Ungava region. It was difficult. He found funding himself.
Iron Ore in 54! He's got a song named after him.
He started at the Hollinger mine as a miner underground. Wow.
Became president of Hollinger Consolidated. Made a brokerage firm.
He heard about the Iron Ore--
and it needed tons of money-- ports; railway; to pull the whole thing together.
On the St. Lawrence.
Needed to raise the capital for this venture too-no Canada support.
American steel companies worried about no US steel--so they invested in him.
Made the Iron Ore Company of Canada.
Made the mine-- railway; port; airborne construction to make the mine.
St. Lawrence Seaway partially made by the need of this iron.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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)
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)
Joseph B. Tyrell
1858-1957 *wow that's 99 years!
"conquered the Canadian north."
Canada's senior geologist, mapmaker, explorer, mineralfinder.
two centuries.
Ontario.
Canadian Geological Survey in 1880s. GSC.
Led expeditions in Alberta.
He's the dinosaur guy--
Found in 1884 the Badlands in Red Deer Vallery.
Discovered coal in Drumheller.
1890s--went on another expedition. Canoe guy.
Across Manitoba; mapped the whole north.
Found stuff around Thompson and Flin Flon.
In 1898-- searched for gold in Yukon.
In 1907 set up consulting-- and recommended Timmins' Hollinger mine as good investment.
in 1920 joined board of Harry Oakes' lake shore gold mine.
Invested in mining in 1924 at Kirkland lake= Gold!
cartographer. wife worked big on stuf too: Women's Miners in Canada.
"conquered the Canadian north."
Canada's senior geologist, mapmaker, explorer, mineralfinder.
two centuries.
Ontario.
Canadian Geological Survey in 1880s. GSC.
Led expeditions in Alberta.
He's the dinosaur guy--
Found in 1884 the Badlands in Red Deer Vallery.
Discovered coal in Drumheller.
1890s--went on another expedition. Canoe guy.
Across Manitoba; mapped the whole north.
Found stuff around Thompson and Flin Flon.
In 1898-- searched for gold in Yukon.
In 1907 set up consulting-- and recommended Timmins' Hollinger mine as good investment.
in 1920 joined board of Harry Oakes' lake shore gold mine.
Invested in mining in 1924 at Kirkland lake= Gold!
cartographer. wife worked big on stuf too: Women's Miners in Canada.
Mervyn Arthur Upham
1917-1999
Mervyn? Anyway.
Developed 22 mines in Canada. Wow. That's a lot.
First Uranium mine in Elliot Lake, Ont. 1950s.
first Potash in Saskatchewan. 1960s.
First gold in Nevada's Carlin area
Granduc, BC. --developed HUGE mine-- 11.6 mile tunnel under 3 mountains and glaciers to reach the ore. Wow.
Born in Nova Scotia--went to Mount Alison--went to WWII.
Career in mining. Began at McIntyre.
Then moved around. Went in1955 to Rio Algom --managed the first Elliot lake uranium.
then in 1960s-- did Saskatchewan mining.
Mervyn? Anyway.
Developed 22 mines in Canada. Wow. That's a lot.
First Uranium mine in Elliot Lake, Ont. 1950s.
first Potash in Saskatchewan. 1960s.
First gold in Nevada's Carlin area
Granduc, BC. --developed HUGE mine-- 11.6 mile tunnel under 3 mountains and glaciers to reach the ore. Wow.
Born in Nova Scotia--went to Mount Alison--went to WWII.
Career in mining. Began at McIntyre.
Then moved around. Went in1955 to Rio Algom --managed the first Elliot lake uranium.
then in 1960s-- did Saskatchewan mining.
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