OBITUARIES — Martin Morrice

A senior geologist for MK Gold, Martin G. Morrice, died in Panama when the airplane in which he was travelling crashed.

The plane, a twin-engine Seneca, was chartered to carry Morrice from Penonome to Chirqui Grande. The pilot and co-pilot were also killed. Morrice had been working on the drilling program under way at the Chorcha copper-gold deposit. The program was being conducted by Arlo Resources, MK Gold’s affiliate in Panama. He had acquired extensive experience by working on the Panamanian projects, as well as on MK Gold’s Jerooy gold deposit in Kyrgyzstan.

MK Gold has established an education fund for Morrice’s daughter. Contributions can be made to the Martin G. Morrice Education Fund, c/o MK Gold, Box 47, Boise, Idaho 83729, U.S.A.

Kelly Dolphin

Well known in Canadian and Alaskan mining circles, Kelly Dolphin, 35, died in a snowmobile accident near Nenana, Alaska.

An avid sportsman, Dolphin was practising for a cross-country snowmobile race and died in a head-on collision with another racer, who was also killed. Dolphin worked for several years at placer mines in southwestern Alaska before moving to Fairbanks, where he started Miners, a business concerned with fine gold recovery.

In 1985, Dolphin, together with long-time partner Harry Barr, founded FreeGold Recovery. The junior, now known as International FreeGold Mineral Development, acquired a large land position known as the Golden Summit project, which represents most of the historic production in the Fairbanks district.