JUL to AUG daily 9:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15.
SEP to OCT Wed-Sun 11:30, 13:30.
[2007]
Gold Mine
Tourism Timmins, 54 Spruce Street South Timmins, ON P4N 2M5, Tel: 1-705-360-8500, Toll Free: 1-800-387-TIMM (8466), Fax: 1-705-360-8509. E-mail:
| Location: | Timmins. Entrance through the Shania Twain Visitor Center. (48°28'10.62"N, 81°19'1.09"W) |
| Open: |
16-MAY to JUN Wed-Sun 11:30, 13:30. JUL to AUG daily 9:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15. SEP to OCT Wed-Sun 11:30, 13:30. [2007] |
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| Classification: |
Gold Mine
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | T=3°C |
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| Address: |
Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour, 220 Algonquin Blvd E., Timmins, ON, Tel: +1-705-360-2619.
E-mail: Tourism Timmins, 54 Spruce Street South Timmins, ON P4N 2M5, Tel: 1-705-360-8500, Toll Free: 1-800-387-TIMM (8466), Fax: 1-705-360-8509. E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:23:55 $ |
| 1909 | Hollinger Gold Mine discovered by Benny Hollinger. | |
| 1990 | show mine opened. |
The Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour (TUGMT) is a touristic overview on historic and contemporary gold mining in the area of Timmins and Porcupine. The tour starts at the Shania Twain Visitor Center, although the only connection between country music and gold mining the fact is, that Shania Twain was born at Timmins. The mine is pretty strnuous for the visitor, they have to change clothes. Provided hard hat, lamp, belt, coveralls and boots they look like real miners. The mine itseltf is pretty cold, only 3°C, so a sweater and warm socks are advisable.
The underground tour visits Hollinger Mine. Among others it demonnstrates the operation of a scaling bar, a slusher, a muck machine and an operating jack-leg drill. There is n underground ride on a mine train and a drilling and blasting display. Exhibits include the largest gold nugget and glass sculputres.
The underground tour takes place various times a day and is guided. While waiting for the tour or afterwards many other sights may be visited. Hollinger House is an old wooden building which conatians an exhibition of mining memorabilia. Jupiter Headframe is an abandoned headframe whch now contains two exhibit rooms. An observation deck overlooks Timmins and the open cast mine. A miners trail shows mineral outcrops on the surface. The Gold Pour is a working replica of an gold furnace, were true gold is smelted several times a day.
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