John Alexander (Sandy) McIntosh, a civil servant with a long history in the Canadian mining industry, has died. He was 53.
Born in Flin Flon, Man., McIntosh graduated from the Haileybury School of Mines in 1967, obtained an undergraduate degree in mining from the South Dakota School of Mines in 1970 and a graduate degree in engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1971. He spent his summers working for Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting as a miner, mucker, surveyor, geologist and engineer at various operations in Flin Flon and Snow Lake, Man.
In 1971, he joined British Columbia Molybdenum in Kitsault, B.C., as a mining engineer. From 1972 to 1974, he was a mine planner at Wesfrob Mines in Tasu, B.C.
His career in the public sector began with the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources in Ottawa, where he served as a mineral economist. In that capacity, McIntosh developed and implemented a joint federal-provincial program for monitoring base metal supply systems in Canada.
In 1979, he returned to Flin Flon to develop and manage the Trout Lake mine of Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting. He later became the operation’s foreman and superintendent.
McIntosh relocated to Timmins, Ont., in 1986, whereupon he became regional director of the Mines and Minerals Division at the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. In 1991, he was transferred to Sudbury, where he served as director of mining lands and senior manager of mine site rehabilitation. In 1996, he was appointed provincial co-ordinator of the Mining Health and Safety Program with the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
A registered professional engineer, McIntosh was also a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum.
He is survived by Darleen, his wife of 29 years, and sons Craig and Christopher.
It is April 2024 and came across Sandy’s tribute
Was a friend at Haileybury..Gone far to soon
My condolences to the Family