Wallbridge, Timmins prospector recognized by industry.

Sudbury's Wallbridge Mining and legendary Timmins prospector and geologist Dean Rogers were recipients of Ontario Prospectors Association Awards at a dinner during the Ontario Exploration and Geoscience Symposium in Sudbury Nov. 4.

Wallbridge is operating its first mine producing copper. platinum, palladium and gold from its Broken Hammer open pit in Sudbury. The company also continues exploration on a large land package in the mining district through joint ventures with Lonmin Plc, Impala Platinum Holdings and Glencore.

The company was praised for its successful record of generating high potential mineral projects and to creating new spinoff companies by structuring partnerships.

Wallbridge owns a founding stake in two spinoffs: Miocene Metals, an exploration project in Chile, and Duluth Metals, a nickel-copper project in Minnesota, which is being sold to Chilean mining giant Antofagasta PLC for US $85 million.

Dean Rogers...