Dutch was one of those friendly clients and quite the storyteller, as Rob’s client report attests. Full of ideas and willing to try new approaches. He was still at it late in life. Always a pet project on the go besides major contributions at Red Dog, etc.
Note the spelling of his last name – Van Blaricom. These last few days have been horrific on the list servers. From: SEGMIN <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rob Gordon via SEGMIN Sent: January 5, 2021 8:53 PM To: Robert Ellis <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: Rob Gordon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SEGMIN] Richard (Dutch) Van Blaircom Oh my goodness. Maybe SEGMIN should stop for a month or two.. Dutch was a class guy. As a younger geophysicist, I had the opportunity to work with/for him on an airborne project in Alaska... It was refreshing to get some praise for work well done in the field and later to hear he passed it on ... Having some pats on the back go along ways as we work our way along the trail, following in Dutch's steps, I have always made a point to encourage the young folk and pass on appropriate accolades... I hope we all do... it gets remembered! Confidential "old" client report attached.. Rob Rob Gordon P.Eng., MBA., HFGC 2284 Carol Road Oakville, ON., L6J 6B6 Canada H. 905 337 9377 C. 647 228 9577 [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=16pD6sTEa6K4FhQT5Uo_k1blaobHukvRd&revid=0B7AHSf3yA-2VSm51ZzNabGErUzJrb1hzRTRWUkd5SkNaWHlRPQ] www.algonquinheritage.com<http://www.algonquinheritage.com> www.iwaynegretzky.com<http://www.iwaynegretzky.com> On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 2:28 PM Robert Ellis via SEGMIN <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dutch was a real gentleman and important contributor to the acceptance of geophysics in the mineral exploration business. Bob Robert Ellis Ellis Geophysical Consulting Inc. 9528 Xanthos Lane Reno, Nevada 89521 USA Skype: BobEllisEGC If email returned try: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 10:36:48 AM PST, Ken Witherly via SEGMIN <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear Colleagues I regret to pass along news of Dutch Van Blaircom’s passing on Dec 30th. Dutch was a long term member of the Spokane mining community, employee of Cominco America as Chief Geophysicist and strong supporter of the NorthWest Mining Association. He and Cominco colleague Louis O’Connor co-authored the seminal paper on the Red Dog deposit given at Exploration ’87. Dutch was also the driving force behind the excellent Practical Geophysics series that came out in the late 1990s. On behalf of the SEGMIN community, I extend our deepest condolences to Dutch’s family, friends and colleagues. Respectfully/Ken Witherly Geophysics is often of the greatest value for the questions it raises than the answers it provides. Condor Consulting, Inc St. 150-2201 Kipling St. Lakewood CO 80215 USA T: 303-423-8475 Condor North Consulting ULC 170 - 422 Richards St. Vancouver BC Canada V6B 2Z4 T: 604-630-8334 ----------------------- SEGMIN community mailing list service ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). Change your personal options here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/options/segmin/bellisegc%40sbcglobal.net Colleagues can join here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/listinfo/segmin Archives: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/private/segmin/ NOTE that <Reply> will reply to all members of the list. ----------------------- SEGMIN community mailing list service ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). Change your personal options here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/options/segmin/algonquinheritage%40gmail.com Colleagues can join here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/listinfo/segmin Archives: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/private/segmin/ NOTE that <Reply> will reply to all members of the list.
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