OBITUARY — Lomer D’Aigle

Lomer D’Aigle, who discovered several significant orebodies in Canada’s Far North, has died. He was 76.

A native of Toronto, Mr. D’Aigle graduated from McGill University in 1950 with a degree in geological engineering. His began his mining career with Noranda in northern Saskatchewan, and then moved on to Leitch Gold Mines, which had operations in northern Ontario and Quebec.

In 1969, he became the exploration manager at Canada Tungsten, where he worked until his retirement in 1988. While there, he was responsible for discovering the E-Zone orebody at Tungsten, N.W.T., as well as additional discoveries at the Bailey and Dublin Gulch properties in the Yukon.

Mr. D’Aigle also initiated major exploration programs in the Schefferville area of Quebec. During his retirement, he prospected in the Thunder Bay area of Ontario.

Mr. D’Aigle is survived by Muriel, his wife of 26 years, and twin daughters Debbie and Oleda. He was the son of Reuben D’Aigle, who prospected and staked claims on what become the Hollinger gold mine in Ontario.