Robert Allan Brown (c. 1849–1931)[1] was a well-known and flamboyant prospector and speculator in the 19th and early 20th centuries, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
His enthusiastic nature and flamboyant personality made him a fixture in mining industry news over a wide region, spanning the British Columbia-United States border.
Brown was prominent in the Boundary Country and Inland Empire mining industries, in capacities ranging from being a notable and very successful prospector, through to being a speculator, promoter and investor.
He was a prominent presence in many mining districts throughout the region, leading the way in discoveries of several important orebodies, although he never became wealthy.
He believed it would be found in abundance where there had been volcanic activity, so spent much of his life searching the Boundary Country for that evidence.