Murray Edmund Watts

Murray Edmund Watts
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.

Biography

Watts was born in the silver town of Cobalt, Ontario in 1909.

Mineral Discoveries

He is credited with the following mineral discoveries:

• Raglan^{[disambiguation needed ]} nickel deposits, Cape Smith belt, Ungava^{[disambiguation needed ]} region of Quebec, Canada -- a discovery made at the age of 22 ^[1]
• Asbestos Hill asbestos deposits, Ungava region of Quebec, Canada (once operated by the Asbestos Corporation)
• Mary River iron deposits, Baffin Island, Canada
• "47”-zone copper deposit, Coppermine River area, Northwest Territories, Canada

Career

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.

Awards

• Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Inductee (1989)
• Order of Canada
• Massey Medal of the Canadian Geographical Society.

References

1. ^ "Murray E. Watts (1909 - 1982) Inducted in 1989" Mining Hall of Fame

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Name	Watts, Murray
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Date of birth	1909
Place of birth	Canada
Date of death	October 8, 1982
Place of death	Canada