Neil Campbell

1914--1978

"Neil Campbell's abilities at geological deduction were responsible for several important mineral discoveries, but it is the Pine Point mine on the south shore of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories with which he was most closely associated."

1940 Pine Point-- collaboration between govt. and private enterprise.
Made new railway line to NWT. big role in create northern wealth.
Benefits from the mine that cannot be quantified include demonstrating that a large open pit mining operation can be established successfully in the north.

Right. So.
Began in Medicine Hat, AB. Went to U of A for mining eng.
Went to work at Gold mine in U of T.
Mapping--determined where a fault was--and found more work.

1940. Examined--small lead/zinc occurance at Pine Point--
then developed new theory on it-- huge amounts there.
Convinced employer that there was Ore there.
Lead to finding new ore bodies, and created community there.

1956-- Copper mine NB
60s; Vade Potash in Saskatchewan.
and a mine in Missouri.