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In 1978, MacMillan received a full pardon from the Canadian government. She spent the last decades of her life engaged in philanthropy, donating $1.3 million to the Canadian Museum of Nature to finance a mineral gallery named in her honor. She was given the Order of Canada the year before her death at the age of 90. |
In 1978, MacMillan received a full pardon from the Canadian government. She spent the last decades of her life engaged in philanthropy, donating $1.3 million to the [[Canadian Museum of Nature]] to finance a mineral gallery named in her honor. She was given the [[Order of Canada]] the year before her death at the age of 90. |
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Viola MacMillan (1903-1993) was one of Canada's most successful prospectors, finding major gold deposits in the Kirkland Lake area, northern Quebec and British Columbia. She also staked major uranium claims in nothern Saskatchewan during her 40-year career.
Early Life
MacMillan was one of fifteen children born to an impoverished family in Windermere, central Ontario, Canada. She married her husband George at the age of 20. MacMillan started out as a part-time prospector, working as a stenographer in winter, until she made her first major find in the Kirland Lake area.
Prospectors and Developers Association
MacMillan is credited with building the Canadian Prospectors and Developers Association into an important voice of Canada's mining financing community.
Conviction
In 1968, MacMillan was jailed for eight months for manipulating the price of gold mining stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange. After her release, she quietly returned to prospecting and mining ventures.
Pardon and Later Philanthropy
In 1978, MacMillan received a full pardon from the Canadian government. She spent the last decades of her life engaged in philanthropy, donating $1.3 million to the Canadian Museum of Nature to finance a mineral gallery named in her honor. She was given the Order of Canada the year before her death at the age of 90.
References
The Order of Canada, By Christopher McCreery, 2005.
From the Ground Up, By Viola MacMillan, 1992.
Article on Mining Hall of Fame page: http://www.halloffame.mining.ca/halloffame/english/bios/macmillan.html