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discovery was made. Garrett was the proj-
ect manager; however, it was Ben's guid-
ance, wisdom and expertise that were the
foundations for researching, planning and
co-ordinating the systematically orga-
nized exploration programs. Ben's belief
in the project is evident through a personal
loan he made to Alpha prior to the initial
discovery in order for the company to sur-
vive and retain its interest in the project
with Fission.
Ben obtained his B.Sc. from Oxford
University. He would later work for the
Ghana Geological Survey before join-
ing Placer Development in Vancouver
in 1965. After over 20 years with Placer,
Ben started his own consultancy where
he worked on numerous projects glob-
ally. In 2005, he joined Alpha (at the time
ESO Uranium) and later became presi-
dent and
CEO.
Garrett obtained his B.Sc. from
Birkbeck, University of London, and
later became project manager and VP
exploration for Alpha Minerals. During
his time at Alpha, he oversaw all aspects
of the exploration at
PLS. Prior to Alpha,
Garrett worked on numerous gold and
diamond projects in North America and
West Africa, in addition to working as
an environmental consultant from 2002
to 2007.
Today, the Patterson Lake South
project in northern Saskatchewan con-
tinues to shape up to be one of Canada's
most important mineral discoveries!
David Barr Award
Excellence in Leadership and
Innovation in Mineral Exploration
Health and Safety
Recipient: Boart Longyear
Boart Longyear was the 2013 recipient
of the David Barr Award for excellence
in leadership and innovation in min-
eral exploration health and safety. Boart
Longyear is recognized as a pioneer of
innovation in health and safety. In particu-
lar, the company shows leadership in rec-
ognizing safety issues, addressing them,
and seeing substantially increased per-
formances in health and safety as a result.
Boart Longyear's expertise in hazard
identifi cation, mitigation and engineering
innovation dates back 120 years. Within
the past fi ve years, however, the company
has excelled in providing novel engineer-
ing solutions that have led to reduced
injury rates in mineral exploration. One
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