Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Edgar A. Scholz

1915--1980
Placer Dome/Placer Development guy--figured out how to do low-cost bulk mining, uh, worldwide. Specializing in open pits/multi-ore body.
that's something.
Combined/mineral deposit geology and business knowledge. enterpeneur stuff.
that's how he do to make it go together.


Believed in gold--in the 50s-- worked out how to make money for it through open pit gold deposits.

American. Geological engineering school.
miner. manager.

Become explorer.

Explored international. (phillipines) in 50s etc;

Did work in 60s on a Molybdenum mine in Endako BC.

Williams Lake BC, Copper mines.

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