Dan O'Connor (prospector)
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Dan O'Connor was a Canadian businessman and prospector
from Pembroke, Ontario
. In the late 1880s, O'Connor moved to Sudbury where he became associated with economy, life and industry. Later, O'Connor travelled north where he founded the town of Temagami and opened Lady Evelyn Hotel, the Temagami Inn and Ronnoco Hotel.
When O'Conner moved to Temagami, he was hoping to find some mineral prospects. In 1899, O'Conner created test pits in east-central Strathy Township
that later became Big Dan Mine, which is named after him. O'Conner continued to move northwards where he discovered deposits of gold. On March 29, 1933, O'Connor died in the city of Timmins
where he was living with his family.
Prospecting
Prospecting is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking.Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore...
from Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
. In the late 1880s, O'Connor moved to Sudbury where he became associated with economy, life and industry. Later, O'Connor travelled north where he founded the town of Temagami and opened Lady Evelyn Hotel, the Temagami Inn and Ronnoco Hotel.
When O'Conner moved to Temagami, he was hoping to find some mineral prospects. In 1899, O'Conner created test pits in east-central Strathy Township
Strathy Township
Strathy Township is a square-shaped geographic township comprising a portion of the municipality of Temagami in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is used for geographic purposes, such as land surveying and natural resource explorations...
that later became Big Dan Mine, which is named after him. O'Conner continued to move northwards where he discovered deposits of gold. On March 29, 1933, O'Connor died in the city of Timmins
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
where he was living with his family.