Bernard O. Brynelsen

1911--Alive

Okanagan region of BC; Brenda mine--became a world-class copper mine.
people doubted it would work. low grade.
"noranda's man in the West."

"In fact, at one point and in utter desperation to keep the project alive, Brynelsen mortgaged his home. Such was Brynelsen's "unquenchable optimism and irrepressible enthusiasm," in the words of Noranda's Alf Powis."

His story:
Born in Vancouver--became mining Eng at UBC.
Worked in the placer fields of Yukon.

1948--began with Noranda; as he owned a number of properties that were eaten by Quebec Gold Mining Corp, which was eaten by Noranda.
Lead to him interesting them in the Copper property.
The Brenda Deposit.

Remains active in the industry.
Other Brynelsen successes include the Kennedy Lake mine, Yreka, the Bell copper mine at Babine Lake and the Boss Mountain molybdenum mine in the Cariboo district.