Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining.
This month, we feature John Burzynski, chairman and CEO of Osisko Mining.
Q: What was your first job?
A: Collecting soil samples and doing ground geophysics on a Nova Scotian exploration property in 1985.
Q: If you weren’t in mining, where would you be?
A: Would have been a treasure hunter… Oh, wait…
Q: What is the most used app on your phone?
A: Waze.
Q: What’s your favourite reading?
A: Anything historical.
Q: What do you drive?
A: Land Rover Defender. My Range Rover kept getting stolen…
Q: Favourite band?
A: The Cure.
Q: What’s the last song you listened to on your music app?
A: Until I Found You.
Q: Marvel or Scorcese?
A: Scorcese.
Q: Window or aisle seat?
A: Aisle, always.
Q: Favourite sports team?
A: Mt. Allison Mounties (football).
Q: What’s your kryptonite?
A: The cheese bread at Hy’s.
Q: What are you really into these days?
A: My children.
Q: What are you avoiding?
A: Having more children.
Q: What’s your biggest fear?
A: Fear itself.
Q: Who is your mentor, guide or guru?
A: Robert Schaaf was my mentor, Alysa Treen my guide, and Sean Roosen my guru. And my goal in life: to be Bob Wares. (Ed. Note: Schaaf was one of Burzynski’s first employers, Treen is his wife; and Roosen and Wares his partners at the original Osisko Mining.)
Q: What have you learned along the way?
A: There are no real limits to the things a person can do.
Q: What’s your next task?
A: Finding the next one.
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