Friday, October 5, 2007

Robert Crooks Stanley

1876-1951.
He was a big nickel guy for Inco.
Worked it in Sudbury with 8 mines there; and Thompson Manitoba to. Lots of stuff ther.e
He looks like he's a guy having his picture taken.
Inco used to be American right?

Began with Orford Copper-- a prequel to Inco in 1910. No way.
Became VP of International Nickel.

Anecdote: To the Inco story is that after WWI nickel market collapsed--
And under Stanley's direction the company started trying to figure it out.
Found many places to use Nickel. That's exciting--shows how markets, mining,
historical forces work together. (Something here- but needs "mined")

Did early reports on Cobalt area in 1904 too. On Silver.
And Did some early reports that lead to porcupine area/ dome mine/ timmins

But why do they need to mention he was a fisherman?
We know nothing about this man except that he liked Salmon. Huh.

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