A.O. Dufresne

1890--1989
Quebec mining man-- 45 year career to Quebec Dept. of Mines.
Helped support mining development in the province.
When he began in 1914, only 7 people in dept--when he retired in 1960-- more than 500

Right. Began in Montreal.
Worked in the Bush. Career geologist. Map making. McGill.
Field work; bush life; mining camps.

1914--graduated; joined the Quebec bureau of mine--appointed
1927 director of the bureau. Kept going. Became Dept. of Mines; he was the Deputy minister.
Mapping.

In 1936, through the acquisition by his department of Gale Gold Mines in the Val d'Or area, he created the Quebec Mining School. To promote prospecting for mineral deposits in Quebec,

Made the Quebec Mining School.
at Laval University (Quebec City)
Established lots of education programs.
trained quebec's new miners.