1920--Alive
Geochemsit. worked on methods. helped find places.
worked for prospecting syndicate--
then WWII.
Geology at London College; then Queen's
Then u of T;
Mapped/mine sites/ Yellowknife Gold Camp.
Interested in chemistry of gold deposits.
More school-- phd 1953
1952-- joined the GSC; returned to Yellowknife; working on his Gold theories.
1953-- Went to Keno Hill in the yukon--and geochemistry got more exciting.
Worked there on Keno Hill--helped revive the camp through science!
1955- Asked GSC to set up geochemistry lab for prospecting.
Began mapping in Maritimes for heavy metals.
Later did some work at Cobalt Silver too.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Robert William Boyle
Labels:
cobalt ontario,
geochemist,
gold,
GSC,
keno hill,
Maritimes,
silver,
yellowknife,
Yukon
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