Murray Edmund Watts | |
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Born | 1909 Canada |
Died | October 8, 1982 Canada |
Residence | Canada |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Known for | Discovery of the Mary River iron ore deposit |
Notable awards | Order of Canada Massey Medal |
Murray Edmund Watts, CM (1909 – October 8, 1982) was a Canadian mining engineer and prospector He is known for a series of important ore discoveries in the Arctic regions, beginning at the age of 22,and continuing through a long career.
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Watts was born in the silver town of Cobalt, Ontario in 1909.
He is credited with the following mineral discoveries:
He was also known as a manager for mining companies. He was mine superintendent of Canadian Malartic Gold Mines and general manager of Little Long Lac Gold Mines (1948-56). In 1962, he founded the international geological and mining consulting firm, Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited with co-founders Arthur Thomas Griffis and Jack McOuat.