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.
Showing posts with label mine builder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mine builder. Show all posts
Thursday, November 8, 2007
David G. Burchell
1909--1984
David Burchell was a pioneer in Canadian coal mining. He was an explorer, with five underground coal mines to his credit. He was a builder, with his own corporation, and he contributed greatly to the advancement of coal mining technology in Canada.
Nova Scotia. Has a long history of coal mining there.
Born in mining town. Went to school at Mt. Allison in NB.
Began mining in 1936-- in 1950s was owner and operator.
Then did some more work. Owned mines that worked well.
He's a coal guy for NS.
David Burchell was a pioneer in Canadian coal mining. He was an explorer, with five underground coal mines to his credit. He was a builder, with his own corporation, and he contributed greatly to the advancement of coal mining technology in Canada.
Nova Scotia. Has a long history of coal mining there.
Born in mining town. Went to school at Mt. Allison in NB.
Began mining in 1936-- in 1950s was owner and operator.
Then did some more work. Owned mines that worked well.
He's a coal guy for NS.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
John C. MacIsaac
1906--1991
"Minefinders get the glory, but it is the minebuilders who get the ore."
Yeah, that's a good rule. This guy is a career miner. And mine builder. That's it.
That's interesting. first I've seen exactly like that. Safety. A big thing.
Borne in Butte--Montana.
1910--moved to Cape Breton--2 years in cobalt--then back to Cape Breton till 18.
1924-- moved to Timmins and began at McIntyre Porcupine (golden city!) as miner helper.
21 years worked for different mining companies (including holinger, faloncbridge etc;)
1947 Began contracting firm--- and worked for 43 years making mines.
Also a steel fabricating plant.
**And horse racing facility in Northern Ontario!
"Minefinders get the glory, but it is the minebuilders who get the ore."
Yeah, that's a good rule. This guy is a career miner. And mine builder. That's it.
That's interesting. first I've seen exactly like that. Safety. A big thing.
Borne in Butte--Montana.
1910--moved to Cape Breton--2 years in cobalt--then back to Cape Breton till 18.
1924-- moved to Timmins and began at McIntyre Porcupine (golden city!) as miner helper.
21 years worked for different mining companies (including holinger, faloncbridge etc;)
1947 Began contracting firm--- and worked for 43 years making mines.
Also a steel fabricating plant.
**And horse racing facility in Northern Ontario!
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