1905--1997 East Coast!
New Brunswick discovery-- lead-zinc deposit--
became Brunswick mining and smelting/ later Noranda.
Mining \Engineer/financing. Nfld.
Born Thornbury. On. bgan prospecting.
went for mining engineering at u of t.
1931. joined prospecting company.
Teamed up with James Boylen. Partnership. for 25 years.
He was the engineer manager-- Boylen was the financier promoter.
1952. Brunswick story. Heard about the lead/zinc.
In the Bathurst area. Developed the area.
Began mine in Bathurst. Big contracts. Got noticed.
Worked in NF.d. Did a copper mine too.
And in Quebec a zinc silver.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Robert John Isaacs
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Bathurst,
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