Fred Johnston, former vice-president of exploration for Canamax Exploration, has died. He was 69.
Johnston completed his bachelor’s degree in geology at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John and it was there that he met and married his wife Mary, whom he affectionately referred to as Marty.
His career took him to most parts of Canada. Some of his early work took him to Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories. He later worked for the Saskatchewan government and subsequently the Ontario Department of Mines, where he was known for his extensive stratigraphic work in the volcanic belts of northwestern Ontario.
He returned to private industry on joining Amax Exploration. With Amax, and later Canamax, he was an active participant in the Sturgeon Lake base metal rush. He also guided base metal and gold exploration in the Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Wawa, and Hemlo camps in Ontario.
He then traveled east where he directed base metal, tungsten, and potash exploration in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
After retiring from Canamax, he continued to work as a consultant to Phelps Dodge.
He is survived by his wife Mary, his three children Susan, Beth and Jamie and three grandchildren.
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