Gold miner Mitch Mortensen is the perfect advocate for placer mining in B.C.
This thought leader is sitting on a gold mine of deposits as well as priceless ideasIf Mitch Mortensen needs to craft his personal mission statement, he’s got one right here:
“Placer mining has no credible representation in the media so I am endeavouring to fill that void,” he said.
With a family history of placer mining and a gold mine to boot, Mortensen is a passionate advocate for responsible mining. He is president of Snowshoe Mountain Resources Corp. in Mackenzie, B.C., and founder of the Omineca Mining Association, a non-profit with a focus on promoting sustainable mining practices in B.C.
He holds strong opinions but they are based on a lifetime of boots on the ground and shovels in the dirt—in other words, on life experiences. He knows the systems, he knows what works and he knows what needs to be fixed...Read More
“Placer mining has no credible representation in the media so I am endeavouring to fill that void,” he said.
With a family history of placer mining and a gold mine to boot, Mortensen is a passionate advocate for responsible mining. He is president of Snowshoe Mountain Resources Corp. in Mackenzie, B.C., and founder of the Omineca Mining Association, a non-profit with a focus on promoting sustainable mining practices in B.C.
He holds strong opinions but they are based on a lifetime of boots on the ground and shovels in the dirt—in other words, on life experiences. He knows the systems, he knows what works and he knows what needs to be fixed...Read More
