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“In this business we have high standards set for us. And we also set high standards for ourselves and feel proud to be called miners,” he says.

Dickson holds a bachelor of engineering (mining) degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia, a bachelor of science from Mount Allison University and a certificate in business administration from Ryerson College. He joined the staff of Minnova Inc. in October 1985 to manage the new zinc mine that company was developing at Winston Lake, which is now in full and profitable production.

Prior to his Winston appointment, he had transferred from United Keno Hill Mines after a 6-year stint at that Yukon silver- lead producer — three years as mine manager and another three years as mine superintendent.

Other prior mining assignments included employment with Eldorado Nuclear mining uranium in northern Saskatchewan and with Roan Consolidated Mines in Zambia.

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