Maurice Russell Brown
Maurice Russell "Mort" Brown (November 11, 1912 – June 24, 2008) was a Canadian mining journalist.
Born in Port Arthur, now Thunder Bay, Ontario, he graduated in 1938 from the University of Toronto with a B.Sc. in mining engineering. Mining instructor Lakehead Technical Institute 1947–1949. In 1949 he joined the staff of The Northern Miner, Canada's most important mining journal, became editor in 1977 and publisher in 1985, retiring in 1992.[1]
Brown was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 1993.[2]
References[]
- ^ Abbate, Gay (11 July 2008). "Accidental mining engineer replaced his pickax with a pen". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Maurice Russell Brown". Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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