Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Horace John Fraser

1905--1969.
Executive--
oversaw the merge of Ventures Ltd-- to Falconbridge Nickel--
into Falconbridge Ltd.
Helped it become the 2nd biggest nickel in the world.

Standard history-- Manitoba-- chemistry.
Harvard economic geology. PhD.

Worked for INCO.
1935-- Moved to California as professor at California Institute for Technology.
WWII--worked for US govt. on metal research.

After war-- Joined Ventures. (the company formed by Thayer Lindsey in the 1910s? 20s?)
Became Manager there.
1958 Became president of Ventures.
Then the companies merged.

Made nickel mine in Dominican Republic.
This was a a big deal. Still rich.

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