1881-1971
All Abitibi was his cause-- a region. Val D'Or in Quebec.
was a minister of the crown and a mayro.
Helped formed the Read-Authier syndicate.
Val d'or is in Quebec, Canadian shield, near the ontario border.
Lamanque Gold mine. Sigma Mines.
Worked with Abana-- nonmetal mining.
and then Molybdenite Corporation of canada.
Grew up in Montreal--did law at Laval-- Abitibi is a region.
Sure. Not sure how this guy ended up in mining. Though. Probably where Val D'or is.
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Showing posts with label val d'or. Show all posts
Friday, November 9, 2007
Pierre Beauchemin
Pierre Beauchemin. 1892--1962.
Quebec. One of French Canada's outstanding mine makers.So is he the money?
Same region-Abitibi. Right?
Formed a mining company with his brothers in 1927.
Sullivan Group. Also in Amos.
Found gold! Brought in production in 1934.
Then found copper-zinc in the East Sullivan Mines in 1954.
"a campside chat on the river in 1923, with a prospector."
Also involved in Lithium production.
"Canada's Mr. Lithium."
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
A.O. Dufresne
1890--1989
Quebec mining man-- 45 year career to Quebec Dept. of Mines.
Helped support mining development in the province.
When he began in 1914, only 7 people in dept--when he retired in 1960-- more than 500
Right. Began in Montreal.
Worked in the Bush. Career geologist. Map making. McGill.
Field work; bush life; mining camps.
1914--graduated; joined the Quebec bureau of mine--appointed
1927 director of the bureau. Kept going. Became Dept. of Mines; he was the Deputy minister.
Mapping.
In 1936, through the acquisition by his department of Gale Gold Mines in the Val d'Or area, he created the Quebec Mining School. To promote prospecting for mineral deposits in Quebec,
Made the Quebec Mining School.
at Laval University (Quebec City)
Established lots of education programs.
trained quebec's new miners.
Quebec mining man-- 45 year career to Quebec Dept. of Mines.
Helped support mining development in the province.
When he began in 1914, only 7 people in dept--when he retired in 1960-- more than 500
Right. Began in Montreal.
Worked in the Bush. Career geologist. Map making. McGill.
Field work; bush life; mining camps.
1914--graduated; joined the Quebec bureau of mine--appointed
1927 director of the bureau. Kept going. Became Dept. of Mines; he was the Deputy minister.
Mapping.
In 1936, through the acquisition by his department of Gale Gold Mines in the Val d'Or area, he created the Quebec Mining School. To promote prospecting for mineral deposits in Quebec,
Made the Quebec Mining School.
at Laval University (Quebec City)
Established lots of education programs.
trained quebec's new miners.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
James Gerald McCrea
1898--1953.
Worked for Dome Mines. Made them big.
got Dome's Sigma's mine in NW quebec in early 30s.
credited with creating Dome exploration--which expanded.
died on assignment?
From Ontario--went to Ottawa-- U of T.
Was in WWI as RCAF.
then Queen's 1923 for mining engineering.
Mapped the Red Lake area for Ontario govt. while in school.
Joined Dome. Became President of Dome Exploration Western.
found property near Val D'or. -- Sigma Mines.
1944-- Red Lake: heard about a claim. Investigated.
1945--Exploration was formed.
Bought majority interest in Campbell Red Lake Mine. (the big mine up there).
(George Campbell was an original prospecting mine finder)
1953 While investigating uranium McCraae died on the job. Sask.
Worked for Dome Mines. Made them big.
got Dome's Sigma's mine in NW quebec in early 30s.
credited with creating Dome exploration--which expanded.
died on assignment?
From Ontario--went to Ottawa-- U of T.
Was in WWI as RCAF.
then Queen's 1923 for mining engineering.
Mapped the Red Lake area for Ontario govt. while in school.
Joined Dome. Became President of Dome Exploration Western.
found property near Val D'or. -- Sigma Mines.
1944-- Red Lake: heard about a claim. Investigated.
1945--Exploration was formed.
Bought majority interest in Campbell Red Lake Mine. (the big mine up there).
(George Campbell was an original prospecting mine finder)
1953 While investigating uranium McCraae died on the job. Sask.
Monday, October 29, 2007
James Paul Norrie
1891--1945
"Known by his contemporaries as "the man who made the Malartics", James Paul Norrie combined ambition, energy, instinct and an extraordinary entrepreneurial spirit to discover and open mines in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec" which, uh, include the Malartic regions.
born in Truro, NS! went to technical college --1913.
worked as mining inspector--ended up in Quebec.
came to Abitibi as just about everything, from prospector to promoter:
His aggressive nature was summed up with this famous quote: "Cross the street when the light is red If you wait for the green, you'll never get ahead of the mob."
1936-- found gold in Quebec. Big mine.
1927--1945-- found more mines than anybody before him. -- transformed the Malartic region--
made the region what it was.
Also found Mica mine--during WWII for the allies in Onatrio.
Quote:
According to a story that appeared in The Globe and Mail in 1944, "James P. Norrie is not an alchemist, but in turning cloddy earth to glittering gold, he is the outstanding mine-maker in the all-time history of Quebec."
"Known by his contemporaries as "the man who made the Malartics", James Paul Norrie combined ambition, energy, instinct and an extraordinary entrepreneurial spirit to discover and open mines in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec" which, uh, include the Malartic regions.
born in Truro, NS! went to technical college --1913.
worked as mining inspector--ended up in Quebec.
came to Abitibi as just about everything, from prospector to promoter:
His aggressive nature was summed up with this famous quote: "Cross the street when the light is red If you wait for the green, you'll never get ahead of the mob."
1936-- found gold in Quebec. Big mine.
1927--1945-- found more mines than anybody before him. -- transformed the Malartic region--
made the region what it was.
Also found Mica mine--during WWII for the allies in Onatrio.
Quote:
According to a story that appeared in The Globe and Mail in 1944, "James P. Norrie is not an alchemist, but in turning cloddy earth to glittering gold, he is the outstanding mine-maker in the all-time history of Quebec."
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