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Stuart Averill (right), founder of Overburden Drilling Management Limiteed with CIM Ottawa Branch Chair Harvey Thorliefson, 2002

Harvey Thorleifson

Minnesota Geological Survey
Member since 1993

How did you get your start in the mineral industry?

My employment as a research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada from 1986 to 2003 included much emphasis on facilitating broader application of indicator mineral methods. In 2003, I became State Geologist of Minnesota.