Presenter:Β 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 inΒ 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 atΒ Memorial University and has engaged in mineral deposit research in
Newfoundland and Labrador, other parts of Canada, Nevada, Botswana andΒ Malaysia. He is also interested in the history of geological exploration inΒ Labrador, including work conducted by aboriginal groups prior to contactΒ with Europeans.
All are welcome. Nature Newfoundland and Labrador presents monthly talks onΒ the natural history of our province.