Red Lake mining Tyrrell
December 12, 2025
The Tyrrell brothers the first family of Canadian mining and exploration
On my walk to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, I visited the grave of William and Elizabeth Tyrrell, parents of two remarkable sons — Joseph Burr Tyrrell, a geologist and explorer, and James William (J.W.) Tyrrell, an explorer, surveyor, and promoter. Both brothers made significant contributions to Canadian mining and northern exploration. Together, they helped […]