
1998
A pioneer in the geophysical industry, Anthony (Tony) Barringer has made numerous contributions to the development of exploration technolo...

1997
Franklin Spragins was a risk taking engineer and a visionary business leader whose efforts led to the successful development of Canada’s...

1995
Adventure, fame and fortune all came the way of Sir Harry Oakes, the self-made prospector and mine-finder who transformed Ontario’s Kirk...

1995
The scarcity of jobs during the Depression years prompted a young Egil Lorntzsen to pursue a prospecting career, starting in the Bridge Ri...

1991
It is largely due to the direction of John Simpson that Placer Development, a predecessor company of Placer Dome Inc., developed a global ...