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Tilt Cove
Tilt Cove (/tɪlt koʊv/) is a town located southeast of Baie Verte on Notre Dame Bay and was founded in 1813. With an official population of 5 at the 2021 census, Tilt Cove is known as "Canada's smallest town." A source of gold, copper, and zinc ores, Tilt Cove was the site of the first mine in Newfoundland. The Tilt Cove mine opened in 1864 and "was soon employing several hundred men at good wages". Postal service was established in 1869.
The population was 1,370 in 1901 but had fallen to 57 by 1956.
In November 2023, the four permanent residents of Tilt Cove, two married couples, voted in favour of relocating. They relocated in 2025.
Tilt Cove was settled in 1813 or earlier by George and Mary Winsor from Plymouth, Devon, England as a tiny fishing settlement of around 25 people. In 1857, Smith McKay discovered rich deposits of copper ore and in 1864, in conjunction with C.F. Bennett, he began mining operations. In the 1880s, the Tilt Cove mine changed ownership to the Cape Copper Company. In 1916, the population peaked to 1500.
In the late afternoon of 11 March 1912, an avalanche at Tilt Cove killed five people and injured another five. The victims' funerals took place on 14 March 1912.
The mines closed in 1920, driving the population down to around 100.[failed verification] It remained low until the mines were reopened in the 1950s by Canadian mining promoter Matthew James Boylen in response to a provincial government policy encouraging mineral exploration. Mining stopped again around a decade later.
On 7 July 1999, Cabo Mining entered into an agreement with the Tilt Cove Mining Company, resulting in Cabo Mining acquiring a 100% interest in the Tilt Cove property subject to a 3% NSR by paying a combination of shares and 1.27 million Canadian dollars to Tilt Cove.
On 23 May 2008, surface sampling returned gold and copper assays (up to 69.39 g/t and 10.4% respectively) from surface grab samples.
Tilt Cove
Tilt Cove (/tɪlt koʊv/) is a town located southeast of Baie Verte on Notre Dame Bay and was founded in 1813. With an official population of 5 at the 2021 census, Tilt Cove is known as "Canada's smallest town." A source of gold, copper, and zinc ores, Tilt Cove was the site of the first mine in Newfoundland. The Tilt Cove mine opened in 1864 and "was soon employing several hundred men at good wages". Postal service was established in 1869.
The population was 1,370 in 1901 but had fallen to 57 by 1956.
In November 2023, the four permanent residents of Tilt Cove, two married couples, voted in favour of relocating. They relocated in 2025.
Tilt Cove was settled in 1813 or earlier by George and Mary Winsor from Plymouth, Devon, England as a tiny fishing settlement of around 25 people. In 1857, Smith McKay discovered rich deposits of copper ore and in 1864, in conjunction with C.F. Bennett, he began mining operations. In the 1880s, the Tilt Cove mine changed ownership to the Cape Copper Company. In 1916, the population peaked to 1500.
In the late afternoon of 11 March 1912, an avalanche at Tilt Cove killed five people and injured another five. The victims' funerals took place on 14 March 1912.
The mines closed in 1920, driving the population down to around 100.[failed verification] It remained low until the mines were reopened in the 1950s by Canadian mining promoter Matthew James Boylen in response to a provincial government policy encouraging mineral exploration. Mining stopped again around a decade later.
On 7 July 1999, Cabo Mining entered into an agreement with the Tilt Cove Mining Company, resulting in Cabo Mining acquiring a 100% interest in the Tilt Cove property subject to a 3% NSR by paying a combination of shares and 1.27 million Canadian dollars to Tilt Cove.
On 23 May 2008, surface sampling returned gold and copper assays (up to 69.39 g/t and 10.4% respectively) from surface grab samples.
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