OBITUARY — Arthur Stollery helped find mines

Described as a prospector, minefinder and entrepreneur, Arthur Stollery died recently. He was 80.

A graduate in 1939 of mining engineering from Queen’s University, he is credited with playing a key role in the discovery of two orebodies and of contributing to the development of Denison Mines and Camflo Mines. At Queen’s, he played quarterback for the university football team. In 1942, he joined the RCAF and served in the airforce until 1946.

In 1953, Stollery staked the ground in northern Ontario that was to form the basis for uranium-producer Denison. He served as an officer and director of the company.

Through a former silver producer (Consolidated Morrison) in the Gowganda area of northern Ontario, he acquired potash interests in Saskatchewan that he sold to Noranda in 1964. In the mid-1960s, he served as chairman of Camflo, which became part of American Barrick Resources.

In 1980, he converted Consolidated Morrison into Morrison Petroleum, which has grown significantly over the years.

Since the late 1950s, Stollery, who was a life member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, bred cattle and then horses north of Toronto.