Lakehead University Geology - Journal Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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Dr. M.W. Bartley, M.Sc., Ph.D. Background ; Lecturer, University of Toronto 1938-40 Iron Ore Exploration since 1938 Steep Rock Iron Mines development 1940-48 Principal, Lakehead Technical Institute 1948-52 Honorary Professor, Lakehead University 1971-present President of The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1976 My primary interest is economic geology which embraces many sub-disciplines including exploration, evaluation, development, and utilization as applied to mineral deposits. This entails not only a knowledge of basic geology and mineralogy but also an appreciation of the fundamentals of mining engineering, metallurgy, economics, and management. In the rapidly changing world of science and technology, specialization is increasing, unfortunately, to the point where the traditional economic geologists are fast becoming an endangered species. This is regrettable but the trend can be reversed. The reversal can be accomplished by informal research consisting of planned reading of journals in which case histories and techniques are described, by attendance at meetings of earth scientists with similar interests, and plain old bull sessions with one ' s peers. If I am permitted to extend only one piece of advice to budding economic geologists, it is to read, listen and ask questions. I strongly recommend that all prospective geologists become members of and take active part in professional associations. It is through these affiliations you can more easily broaden your education, gain professional stature, and enhance lasting personal satisfaction. My involvement in the mineral industry as an employee, as a consultant, and to a limited degree as an academic, has been pleasant and rewarding. A highlight was the realization that my education has never stopped. I wish you success, satisfaction, and many years of productive graduation. life after

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Dr. Manfred M. Kehlenbeck, B.A. , M.S., Ph.D. Background ; Visiting Professor, University of New Brunswick 1969-70 Teaching Fellow, Queen ' s University 1970-71 Assistant Professor, Lakehead University 1971-76 Associate Professor and Chairman of the Geology Department, Lakehead University 1976-present This past field season began in late April with the field school trip down the not-too- sunny shore of Lake Superior. Attempts to reach the Ely greenstone belt and the Soudan iron formation were unsuccessful, and our two vans had to beat a hasty retreat from what rapidly became a winter wonderland. From late May to the end of June, Warren Clendining and I crossed many a farmer ' s field around Lappe in search of cleavages, graded-beds and pillows with the hope that all these would somehow merge into a coherent story of structure and stratigraphy. It appears that our efforts were not in vain. In late June the sun finally decided to let summer enter Northwestern Ontario. After some very hot and dusty days, we packed up, and along with a rather questionable vessel known simply as Rubber Dingy , moved north to Dog Lake. Pleasant quarters were secured at the Dog Lake Resort and work proceeded at full speed on the East Bay. After a month on the water, it was time for me to move again. What better place than the Alps to provide variations in elevation? It was rewarding to observe on a grand scale some of the geological structures of this relatively young mountain belt. It was especially exciting to realize that I had been work- ing in the Archean terrains in which the remnants of very similar structures also occured. The several glaciers which had to be traversed provided a fitting con- clusion to my field season which had begun and was now ending with- SNOW.

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Dr. Roger H. Mitchell, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Background ; Lecturer in Isotope Geochemistry, University of Oslo, Norway 1971-72 Assistant Professor, Lakehead University 1972-76 Associate Professor, Lakehead University 1976-present Since the publication of the last Geology Journal, I have been on sabbatical leave in Australia and reflecting on the fact that being a geologist presents one with unrivalled opportunities for travel and the possibility of visiting places the casual tourist would never stumble upon - places such as the Spinifex Inn Disco in the Western Desert, the Orroroo Railway Hotel or Noonkanbah Tank No. 5. Visit- ing such places enables one to obtain a feeling for a country which is not available to the short-term visitor. Consequently, those of you who have doubts about your chosen profession, whilst learning the ontogeny of graptolites or standing amidst the black flies on a swampy greenstone belt, remember that being a geologist will enable you to combine travel with a stimulating occupation if you take advantage of the many employment options open to you. Whilst in Australia, I found that the public generally respected geologists and were aware of the nature of their work, presumably as a consequence of many of the towns having their origins as exploration bases or mine sites. Life for the geologist in the field is, compared to Canada, relatively pleasant; a warm (to very hot) and dry climate (unless you are in the monsoon areas) , plus the ability to drive almost anywhere - no muskeg, few trees, no portages, no second-growth! The bulk of my sabbatical leave was spent irradiating myself at the Univer- sity of Melbourne where I obtained new insights into the geochemistry of gold, iridium and palladium in garnet lherzolites. I also saw numerous recent volcanic rocks, studied the art of chronomancy (or fission track geochronology), and gained some familiarity with Australian painting. V Ed. note: Dr. Mitchell was made a Professor in February of 1980.