Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour

Visitors experience a "typical day" in the life of a miner, including the "Dry" where visitors suit up with protective overalls, a hard hat, and a miner's lamp and battery pack, before walking or taking the elevator into the depths of the mine to begin their "shift".

During the tour, the retired miner explained the various aspects of the mining operation, equipment and safety features, while visitors are led through the tunnels.

Upon surfacing, visitors could walk through time on the Prospector's Trail, via a surface tour to the various buildings, including: the last remaining Hollinger House, that was built to accommodate the miners and their families upon their arrival to Timmins; a typical Prospector's Cabin; a Sluice for Gold Panning; and the Jupiter Headframe Lookout tower; before ending their "shift" and receiving their "pay cheque for a day's wages.

The Gold Mine Tour Gallery Room was the temporary location of the Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre from 2007 to 2010, when it relocated from its former South Porcupine address, during which time it was undergoing plans for its new location within the On-Line Services (OLS) building on Spruce Street South in downtown Timmins.

From 2005 to 2008, and since the Timmins Museum's collection was removed in 2010, the Gold Mine Tour Gallery Room was utilized for meeting and event rentals.