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1 - John Campbell ("Cam") Sproule - (b. May 13, 1905, at Edmonton, Alberta; d. May 21, 1970, at Jasper, Alberta) took geology, first at the University of Alberta (B.Sc. in 1930), then at the University of Toronto (M.A. in 1931; Ph.D. in 1935). While a student worked for the Geological Survey of Canada and the Canada Mines Branch. Joined the GSC permanently in 1936. Worked in northern Saskatchewan in 1937 on the Precambrian rocks. Joined Imperial Oil Ltd. in 1946 but left that company to start his own consulting business in Calgary, Alberta in 1951. Became, in 1963, the first Canadian ever to hold the chair as President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists since its founding in 1917. Acknowledged as the "Father of Panarctic Oils Ltd." For a biography see Kupsch, 1970. 2 - Dobbin, 1982, p. 21. For more on Berry Richards see Dobbin, 1981, p. 180. 3 - Now self-employed as a consulting geologist in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 4 - Joseph Lee Phelps - (b. Aug. 12, 1899, at Belleville, Ontario.; d. March 15, 1983, at Saskatoon). First elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1938. Minister of Natural Resources in the first CCF government in 1944. While serving in cabinet, established the Western Development Museum, Saskatchewan Fur Marketing Board, Saskatchewan Fish Marketing Board, and Saskatchewan Timber Board. For a biography see Dobbin, 1981. 6 - Now Mrs. Donna Hohoff of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. The name was changed in 1982 to the Department of Energy and Mines. 8 - John Hewgill Brockelbank - (b. June 24, 1897, at Heathcote, Ontario, d. May 28, 1977, at Regina). First elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1938. Minister of Natural Resources from August 4, 1948, to July 27, 1956. Minister of Mineral Resources from April 1, 1953, to November 19, 1962. 9 - In the April 26, 1982 election, the NDP government of Saskatchewan was defeated and followed by a PC government with the Hon. Grant Devine as Premier. 10 - Joe Brain - (d. October 3, 1977). Captain in the French Foreign Legion who came to Canada in 1927. Well-known prospector resident in Flin Flon, Manitoba for 50 years. Named Honorary Citizen of the City of Flin Flon in July 1977, "in recognition of his contributions to the development of the North and his generosity." Just north of Thompson, Manitoba. 12 This is now Highway 106. 13 Gossan is an iron-bearing weathered product overlying a sulphide deposit formed by the oxidation of sulphides and the leaching-out of the sulphur and most metals, leaving hydrated iron oxides. 14 Joan Studer - died December 7, 1976 (see Appendix C). 15 Gerry. See Dobbin, 1981, p. 243. 16 For a biography of Jim Brady see Dobbin, 1981, which also (p. 243-252) contains another account of the incident described here. 17 Near Sudbury, Ontario. An earlier attempt at the exploitation of the Rottenstone Lake deposit by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company in 1928-1929 had not come to fruition. See Peet, 1983, p. 27-28. 18 Duncan R. Derry - (b. 1906 in England) came to Canada in 1927, immediately upon graduation from Cambridge with an Honours Science degree. Continuing his education in the Department of Geology at the University of Toronto, he obtained his M.A. in 1928 and his Ph.D. in 1931. After completing his studies, he joined the teaching staff as a lecturer in geology. During World War II he served with the RCAF as a navigation instructor, retiring with the rank of squadron leader. In 1954 he joined the Rio Tinto group as executive vice president of Rio Canadian Exploration. He resigned from that organization in 1960 to start a private practice. He is the author of the well-known Concise World Atlas of Geology and Mineral Deposits, published in 1980 in London by the Mining Journal. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada (Hanula et al., 1982, p. 298-299). 19 Franc R. Joubin - (b. 1911 in San Francisco, California) has been in Canada since 1912 and a naturalized Canadian since 1918. His extensive role in the discovery and later development of the large Blind River, Ontario, uranium deposits brought him worldwide recognition. Under his direction, Rix-Athabasca Uranium became the first post-World War II privately-financed uranium mine to come into production in Canada. (Hanula et al., 1982, p. 302-304). Joseph H. Hirshhorn - (b. 1899 in Latvia) immigrated to New York in 1905. During the Depression, he opened offices in Toronto, Ontario to finance promising Canadian prospectors. He became a backer of Franc Joubin (Hanula et al., 1982, p. 308-309). 20 Known as "Roy" Tobey, - but according to E. F. Partridge (personal communication, 1983) christened Leroy, also spelled LeRoy. 21 Footwall: the underlying side of a fault, orebody, or mine working. 22 Fahlband: a band of sulphide impregnation in metamorphic rocks characteristically becoming rusty-brown upon weathering. The sulphides are too abundant to be classed as accessory minerals but too sparse to form an ore lens. REFERENCES Alcock, F. J., 1915. Geology of the north shore of Lake Athabasca, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Ottawa, Geological Survey of Canada Summary Report for 1914, pages 60-61. Alcock, F. J., 1917. Black Bay and Beaverlodge Lake areas, Saskatchewan. Ottawa, Geological Survey of Canada Summary Report for 1916, pages 152-158. Anonymous, 1980-'81. History of La Ronge. Outwest Magazine, volume 3, number 6, page 5. Beck, L. S., 1959. Mineral occurrences in the Precambrian of northern Saskatchewan (excluding radioactive minerals). Regina, Saskatchewan Department of Mineral Resources Report 36, 134 pages. Bicentennial Committee of Cumberland House, 1974. A History of Cumberland House . . . as told by its own citizens 1774 to 1974. Department of Northern Saskatchewan, Northern News Services, 32 pages. Bruce, E. L., 1918. Amisk-Athapapuskow Lake District. Ottawa, Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 105, 91 pages. Byers, A. R., 1957. Geology and mineral deposits of the Hanson Lake area, Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan Department of Mineral Resources Report 30, 47 pages. Byers, A. R., 1965. Memorial to James Buckland Mawdsley (1894-1964). Geological Society of America Bulletin, volume 76, pages 79-82. Byers, A. R. and Dahlstrom, C. D. A., 1954. Geology and mineral deposits of the Amisk Lake - Wildnest Lakes area, Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan Department of Mineral Resources Report 14, 169 pages. Byers, A. R., Kirkland, S. J. T., and Pearson, W. J., 1965. Geology and mineral deposits of the Flin Flon area, Saskatchewan. 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Geological explorations in Athabasca, Saskatchewan and Keewatin Districts, including Moose Lake and the route from Cumberland Lake to the Churchill River, and the upper parts of Burntwood and Grass Rivers. Ottawa, Geological Survey of Canada Annual Report (New series), volume 13, 1900, pages 1FF- 44FF. Erickson, Les, 1983. Cumberland House. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation. Directions, volume 2, number 3, Fall 1983, page 10. Forsythe, L. H., 1971. The geology of the Nemeiben Lake area (east half) and the geology of mineral deposits in the Nemeiben Lake - Stanley areas (73-P-6E and 73-P-7W), Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan Department of Mineral Resources Report 115, 186 pages. Grun, Bernard, 1982. The timetables of history. New York, Simon and Schuster, 676 pages. Hanula, Monica R. (Chief Editor), Longo, Roy M. (Associate Editor), Jones, Lawrence F., Miller, John A., and Brown, L. Carson (Associates), 1982. The Discoverers - a 50-Year History of the Prospectors and Developers Association; Some Famous Prospectors and their Discoveries. Toronto, Pitt Publishing Company Ltd., 317 pages. Hedman, Valerie, Yauck, Loretta, and Henderson, Joyce, 1974. Flin Flon. Altona, Manitoba, D. W. Friesen and Sons Limited, Flin Flon Historical Society, 385 pages. Historic Resources Branch, 1981. The Mandy Mine. Winnipeg, Manitoba Department of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources, pamphlet, 10 unnumbered pages. Historic Resources Branch, 1982. The Hudson Bay Railway. Winnipeg, Manitoba Department of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources, pamphlet, 12 pages. Houston, C. Stuart (Editor), 1974. To the Arctic by Canoe 1819-1821: The Journal and Paintings of Robert Hood, Midshipman with Franklin. Montreal, McGill-Queen's Press, 217 pages. Kupsch, W. 0., 1970. John Campbell Sproule, 1905-1970. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Canada, Fourth Series, volume 8, pages 138-141. Kupsch, W. 0., 1973. Geological and mineral exploration in Saskatchewan a precis of its history to 1970, in Simpson, Frank (Editor), An excursion guide to the geology of Saskatchewan: Regina, Saskatchewan Geological Society Special Publication 1, Summer 1973, pages 1-34. Kupsch, W. 0., 1978. From Erzgebirge to Cluff Lake - a scientific journey through time. Musk-Ox 23, pages 1-87. Marshall, M. H., 1931. Power development at Island Falls, Churchill River. The Engineering Journal, volume 14, number 6, June 1931, pages 325330. Mawdsley, J. B., 1940. The Sulphide Lake gold-bearing belt, Lac la Ronge district, Saskatchewan. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, volume 43, pages 287-298. Mawdsley, J. B., 1949. Pine Channel area, Lake Athabasca District, Saskatchewan. Ottawa, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 49-27, 46 pages. Mawdsley, J. B., 1957. The geology of the Charlebois Lake area, northern Saskatchewan. 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