Noah Timmins

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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.

Born in Mattawa, Ontario, Noah Timmins founded first 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 white 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 $330,000. ^[1]

In 1985, 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.

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