John Thompson

What was the most fulfilling project you ever worked on, and why?

I was heavily involved in developing and bringing the Jolu Gold Mine in Saskatchewan into production in the mid 1980s. I monitored the later stage exploration drilling, supervised development drilling and underground test stope and completed the resource evaluation. This small but high grade gold mine was a great success story.

What has been the most memorable experience of your career?

I was very fortunate to be involved in widespread international work with extensive travel in North, Central and South America as well as Asia looking for precious and base metals and Uranium. I particularly enjoyed the exotic experiences of China in the 1980s. However one certainly appreciates Canada when you come home from one of these overseas trips.