Charles Krause

Charles “Chuck” Krause, former vice-president of exploration for Campbell Resources, has died. He was 77.

Krause was born in Williamsford, Ont. After a stint as a flight instructor and pilot with 418 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, he, along with many of his wartime comrades, enrolled in the University of Toronto. He graduated with a degree in geology in 1950.

Jobs in the mining industry were scarce for new graduates, but an association mining program helped Krause land a job as a mine helper in Ontario’s Kirkland Lake camp. In 1951, he moved to the Dome mine, near Porcupine, where he worked as a mine geologist.

In 1955, Krause joined Campbell Chibougamau Mines, the predecessor of Campbell Resources. During his tenure with Campbell, he supervised the delineation of the Henderson and Cedar Bay deposits near Chibougamau, Que., and rose through the ranks to chief geologist and exploration manager. In 1969, he moved to the company’s head office in Toronto. Ten years later, he was appointed vice-president of exploration, a position he held until his retirement in 1989. He was a driving force behind the company’s exploration efforts in Sonora state, Mexico.

Krause was a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada. He also belonged to the Fort York branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

He is survived by wife Elizabeth, sisters Violet and Ruth, children Charles, Adrian and Peter and five grandchildren.