OBITUARY
Victor Frederick Hollister, the man who discovered the Hollister gold mine in Nevada, died recently. He was 81.
An air force veteran of the Second World War, Hollister earned a bachelor of science degree in economic geography, and later a master’s in mining engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
He discovered his namesake Hollister gold mine in Silver Creek, Nev., the Van Stone lead-zinc mine in Washington state, and the Michiquillay copper mine in Peru.
Hollister was a prolific writer, publishing four books with the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and at least 50 articles in various mining and geology journals. His writing focused mostly on the transition to open-pit mining methods from those used underground.
He and his wife Hilda contributed more than $250,000 towards scholarships and equipment at the University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV), about 100 km east of Vancouver. Moreover, Hollister donated generously to the nursing and geology labs at UCFV, and gave the geography department there his personal collections of books and minerals, a legacy of his career as a geologist.
In 2003, Hollister received the Frank Woodside Past Presidents’ Award for his service to AME BC (formerly the B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines) of which he was a life member.
He was predeceased by his wife Hilda, son John, daughter Ellen; and is survived by his children Anne, George, Sue, and Ed, as well as many grandchildren and great-children.
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