Flin Flon (pop. 6,267 in 2001 census) is a Canadian mining city on the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. Flin Flon was founded in 1927 by the firm Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting which exploited the large copper and zinc supplies in the region. A rail line reached the mine in 1928, and HBM&S invested in railway, mine, smelter, and a 101 megawatt hydroelectric power plant at Island Falls, Saskatchewan in the 1920s. The town grew considerably during the 1930s as farmers, left impoverished by the Great Depression, abandoned their farms and came to work at the mines. The municipality was incorporated January 1, 1933 and since 1970 the community has been a city. The city has continued to be a mining centre, with the development of several mines adding to its industrial base. With a scenic setting and a number of nearby lakes, Flin Flon has also become a moderately popular tourist destination.
