- Selwyn G. Blaylock
Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock (
1879 -November 19 ,1945 ) was a part of starting the mining industry in western Canada. He was president of Cominco, recipient of several international awards for his work in metallurgy, and was the President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum in 1934-35. For his work he was inducted into theCanadian Mining Hall of Fame .Early life
He was born in
Paspébiac, Quebec . Blaylock attendedBishop's College School inLennoxville, Quebec . In 1899, he obtained a B.Sc. fromMcGill University .Career
After grduating, he moved west and obtained work as a surveyor for the Canadian Smelting Works in
Trail, British Columbia . Two years later, he became the company's chief chemist, but soon moved toNelson, British Columbia to become general supintendent of the Hall Mines Smelter, then general superintendent of the St. Eugene mines. In 1908, Blaylock joined the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company (Cominco). In 1919, he became Cominco's general manager. In 1922 a director, vice-president in 1927, managing director in 1938 and president in 1939.Blaylock died in Trail, six months after his retirement. He was buried at
Danville, Quebec .Honours
*inducted into the
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
*awarded the McCharles Prize from theUniversity of Toronto for outstanding work in Canadian Metallurgy
*1928, awarded the James Douglas Medal for Metallurgy by the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
*1930, presented with an honorary degree by theUniversity of Alberta
*1935, awarded the Inco Medal by The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for outstanding work in mining and smelting
*1944, made an honorary member of theAmerican Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
*1944, Gold Medal of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy of Great Britain
*1948, theCanadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum established theSelwyn G. Blaylock Medal . It is presented annually to an individual that has demonstrated distinguished service to Canada through exceptional achievement in the field of mining, metallurgy, or geology
*1961, Blaylock Creek was named in his honourReferences
* [http://www.michaelkluckner.com/bciw4blaylock.html Blaylock Estates]
* [http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=5758 Blaylock Creek]
* [http://www.chimiste.ca/outreach/milestones/Chem_PDFs/00/00_2_lead_zinc_cominco.pdf Milestones of Canadian Chemistry]External links
* [http://www.bishopscollegeschool.com/podium/default.aspx?t=23936 History of Bishop's College School]
* [http://www.halloffame.mining.ca/halloffame/english/bios/blaylock.html Canadian Mining Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.cim.org/awards/selwynBlaylock.cfm Selwyn G. Blaylok Medal]
* [http://www.aimeny.org/awards/viewrecipient.cfm?AwardID=723&TypeID=7 AIME Honorary Membership]
* [http://www.blaylock.ca/history.htm Blaylock Resort and Health Spa]
* [http://www.trailhistory.com/monument.php?action=display&id=5 Trail, BC Historical Society]
* [http://www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/doc/newsletters/News73.pdf Mineralogical Association of Canada]
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