Friday, November 9, 2007

Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock

1879--1945

Early Cominco guy (Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co.) Executive.
Metallurgy advances. Science.

Began in Quebec--went to school at Bishops and McGill.

1899 moved West-- BC-- surveyor for Canadian Smelting Co / became chemist.
1906 became Con Min Smel Co.
Went from chemist to metalurgist; superintendent of Hall Mines Smelter, Nelson BC.

Recommend the purchase of SULLIVAN MINE.
1919 became GM--then director-vp-md and then President in 1939.

Worked at Cominco. And cared about the workers saftey.
Hockey team was successful. The Trail team.

Got a number of metallurgy awards.

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