Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Charles E. Michener

1907--2004
Worked as a minefinder for INCO.
Found many mines for them: South mine, Lupin gold mine, Thompson complex in Mantoba,
and Inco in Indonesia.

began in Red Deer--went to U of T for Bsc.
Got more degrees at Cornell and U of T in Geology and mining.

1935--worked for INCO: stayed for career.

south mine: near copper cliff (sudbury)

1945--1950 used Inco's first airborne EM system. * is that the same as a magnetometer?
The inco equipment.

Did exploring round the world. Found the Thompson nickel belt in Manitoba.
Acquired the Indonesian nickel.
former trustee of the ROM!

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