Paul McCloskey, chairman of Matachewan Consolidated Mines, died recently in Toronto. He was 77.
Born in Cobalt, Ont., McCloskey graduated with a B.Sc. from Michigan College of Mining and Technology in 1940.
He was involved in the discovery of the Sherman iron mine in Temagami, Ont., and the exploration and development of
the Wilroy mine in Manitouwadge, Ont.
McCloskey, who joined the Royal Canadian Army in 1942, served in Europe. He was awarded the Military Cross in Germany in 1945.
After the war he worked for Kennecott Copper and managed the Quebec iron and titanium mine.
During his tenure as chairman of the Mining Association of Canada’s gold committee, the federal government was persuaded to produce the Maple Leaf gold bullion coin.
Matachewan was served a cleanup order last year by the Ontario government after a beaver dam caused the company’s tailings pond to overflow into the Montreal River in October, 1990. Matachewan is contesting the order. President of the former gold producer Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines, McCloskey at the time of his death was chairman of McChip Resources.
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