Simpson Mine Shaft

08/14/2019

Hello guys! Summer is starting to wind down and we are quickly approaching the end of the season for mine tours! Our last day will be Thursday the 22nd, which is next week! Make sure to bring the family out for one last fun filled week! ⚒

07/25/2019

The Simpson Mine Shaft has completed all necessary renovations and is open for the rest of the season! We are open Tuesday to Saturday 11 AM - 4 PM, hope to see you guys soon! 😁⚒

08/03/2018

Many thanks to Caleb Bookman and Risham Osahan for the friendly and informative Simpson Shaft tour they gave to Brian and Catherine Leahy yesterday!

07/01/2018

The Simpson Mine Shaft is officially open for the summer! Come down with your friends and family and learn about the history of Bruce mines, and tour the first commercially operating copper mine of Canada!
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REGULAR HOURS:
Tuesday - Saturday 11am- 3:30pm
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🇨🇦 OPEN CANADA DAY! 10am-2pm

08/23/2017

The days are winding down, and very soon we'll be wrapping up for the year! This Friday (August 26th) will be our last day, so if you haven't already, make sure to stop by and check us out! Remember, knowledge is power!

08/15/2017

When iron rusts (oxidizes) it turns into a red/orange colour. Did you know when copper oxidizes it turn a blue/green colour! In this picture you can see them both alongside each other! Come stop by to find out more before we close next Friday on the 25th of August!

07/13/2017

The pudding stone or jasper conglomerate is very unique to this area, come check out our display! Do you guys know why it's called pudding stone? Come by and find out!!

07/01/2017

The Simpson Mine Shaft will finally be opening for the season tomorrow, July 1st! Hours are 11-3:30 from Tuesday's to Saturday's.

04/06/2017

Isn't it nice when the tour guides let you take a little bit of copperpyrite home with you at the end of the tour? Is that blue green malachite??

03/17/2017

The Cornish Pasty was a popular dish for miners in Cornwall, England. This dish was sometimes made with stewed, savoury filling on one side and sweet, fruity filling on the other. The pasty would sometimes be marked with the miner's initials. The pasty was eaten by the Cornish miners who came to Bruce Mines. They are often sold in Northern Michigan as miners also moved to that area to work in the copper mines.

01/27/2017

Throwback to warmer weather

Can't take the heat? Come for a tour down into a 1847 style mine and learn a little more about the eairly years of Canada's copper mining.