Thursday, October 25, 2007

Ralph D. Parker

1898--1983
INCO: International Nickel Co.
Big sudbury nickel guy.

1930s-- Mine superintentdent-- worked to make it better in Sudbury.

Anecdote:
Directed development of Aerial Magnetometer--
the same once used to detect submarines:
Lead to flying around Northern Manitoba for 10 years
1956--found the Thompson orebody.
Made mine. Made tonnes of nickel. and a town.

American. Grubstaked. Searched. Went to McIntyre Porcupine in Timmins first.

1928--began in Creighton as a mine superintendent for INCO.
1931. went to Sudbury for INCO.
1958-- went from sudbury to Toronto. head office. Became VP.

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