Ron Sheardown
Greatland Explorationm Ltd.
Member since 1958
How did you get your start in the mineral industry?
I was always interested in aviation, which was still a new and exciting field when I was growing up. I got my pilot’s license in 1953 at the age of sixteen. The next year, I got a job flying for a company called L&L Dredging, from Barkerville, BC. By 1958, I was piloting for Murray Mining Corp, where I became an exploration manager, and eventually a board member.
What has been the most memorable experience of your career?
Discovering the site of the future Mary River Mine on Baffin Island. Working with my long time business partner Murray Watts in the summer of 1962, we claimed title to the world’s second richest known deposit of iron.