Malcolm Clegg

How did you get your start in the mineral industry?

Bill Bondar and I met in Labrador, in the summer of 1959, working as summer students with British Newfoundland Explorations. We ended up working with John Hansuld (past President of the PDAC), a PhD student from McGill specializing in geochemistry, a comparatively new geological science. Because of John's enthusiasm and support Bill Bondar and I continued our studies in geology and later formed Bondar - Clegg & Company, in 1965, a company operating as Geologists, Geochemists, and Analytical Chemists with facilities in Canada and USA. We sold it in 1989.

What has been the most memorable experience of your career?

Geochemists know the history of Bloom's Buffer, and the contributions made to the science by Harold Bloom. Bondar - Clegg successfully convinced Harold to sell them his laboratory, in Lakewood, Colorado, and to act as a consultant to our firm for many years. Harold was a memorable experience.