Henry Shear, an exploration geologist who spent 42 years working for such companies as General Resources, Noranda and Quintana Minerals, has died. He was 66.
Shear was born in Kirksville, Miss., in 1935 and grew up in Alice, Tex.
In 1959, he graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson with a bachelor of science degree in geological engineering. A year later, he received another degree in mining engineering from the same school.
Upon graduation he moved to British Columbia, obtained his Canadian citizenship and received his status as a professional engineer.
His career took him to such places as Australia, where, in the early 1960s, he spent several years in the Bathurst area of New South Wales.
In the late 1960s, Shear witnessed the boom times in British Columbia. Copper was being produced at Phoenix, Oro Denero and Motherlode, and exploration was rampant. He settled in Greenwood, in the southern part of the province, and began working as a consultant and geologist. During that time, he served on the city’s council and helped get a sewage treatment facility built.
He also travelled to Mexico and Nevada and, over the years, worked for General Resources, Van Metals, Earl Crest Resources, Noranda, Quintana Minerals, Giant Mascot and Granges AK. He also was involved in public companies and helped form San Jacinto, Dentonia Resources, Skylark Resources, and WestQuest Minerals.
He moved to Tonopah, Nev., in the 1990s to work as a prospector. As recently as 2001, he was working on a copper project in Mexico.
Shear is survived by two sisters, Mary and Camilla.
Barry Turley
Barry Turley, vice-president and general manager of P&H MinePro Services, Americas South division, has died. He was 55.
Turley spent a lifelong career in the mining and industrial equipment industry. He held several executive management posts at P&H Mining Equipment from 1996 until mid-2000, when he was named to the MinePro Americas South post. Prior to that, he served for 28 years with General Electric Industrial Systems in engineering and management roles in the eastern U.S.
At P&H, Turley was instrumental in introducing several high-production mining shovels, as well as the highly efficient and a mobile diesel/hydraulic blasthole drill.
He also contributed to the rapid growth of aftermarket products for upgrading existing mining equipment in the field.
P&H MinePro Services is the global distribution and support arm of P&H Mining Equipment, based in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Turley is survived by wife Kris, daughter Candace, and sons Randy and Patrick.
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