Friday, October 5, 2007

James Edgar Thomson

1906-1982
Worked for the Ontario Department of Mines-- is that a govt. body?
Then the Ontario Geological Survey. Definitely a Govt. Body.
A Geologist.
Discovered copper-zinc Ore bodies--Geco/Willroy/
Hemlo area--Gold mines too.
So he was a finder. A hunter. Mapper. Cartographer.
He was a get out there and walk around guy. "Boots and Hammer".
Mapped Larder Lake/ Kirkland Lake.
Did some mapping of the Sudbury basin.
Chief Geologist for Ontrio.

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