Presenter: Dr. Derek Wilton, Memorial University
7:30 P.M. Thursday January 15, 2015 Memorial University, Science Building Room SN 2067
Derek Wilton presents the amazing and untold stories of mining in Newfoundland and Labrador and its role in our economic, social and cultural
history.
Dr. Wilton is a faculty member in the Department of Earth Sciences at Memorial University and has engaged in mineral deposit research in
Newfoundland and Labrador, other parts of Canada, Nevada, Botswana and Malaysia. He is also interested in the history of geological exploration in Labrador, including work conducted by aboriginal groups prior to contact with Europeans.
All are welcome. Nature Newfoundland and Labrador presents monthly talks on the natural history of our province.
