1899--1983
Major Noranda man.
Began in 1927 as construction superintentendent
kept climbing--
1956 executive. VP. chairman. CEO.
Chairman. honorary chairman.
till he died-- 60 years of service to Noranda. WOW.
Born in Morrisberg--went to McGill; Civil Eng.
Did engineer work on Yankee Stadium. Nice.
Hired early on by the pre-Noranda mines syndicate in New York to
work on engineering drawings in 1922
1970s' Horne mine was running out of Ore: worked on how to diversify:
Gaspe Copper. Geco Mines; MAtagami mines; Zinc plant.
Brunswick Mining and Smelting, Central Canada Potash; Kenedy Lake miens.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
John Ross Bradfield
Labels:
copper,
copper zinc,
engineer,
executive,
gaspe copper,
gold,
Horne,
matagami,
mine builder,
noranda,
potash
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