James Edward Gill (1901 – 1980) was a scientist, teacher, explorer and mine developer. Along with William R. James, Sr. he discovered the high-grade iron ore deposits of Quebec and Labrador. He is remembered for his important contributions in the fields of stratigraphy and Pleistocene geology. Gill was born in Nelson, British Columbia. He started off attending the University of British Columbia, but completed his B. Sc. in Mining Engineering in 1921 at McGill University.

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  • James Edward Gill (1901 – 1980) was a scientist, teacher, explorer and mine developer. Along with William R. James, Sr. he discovered the high-grade iron ore deposits of Quebec and Labrador. He is remembered for his important contributions in the fields of stratigraphy and Pleistocene geology. Gill was born in Nelson, British Columbia. He started off attending the University of British Columbia, but completed his B. Sc. in Mining Engineering in 1921 at McGill University. He worked as a Mining Engineer for two years in British Columbia, before going on to Princeton University as a Proctor Fellow. In 1925, he obtained his PhD.
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  • James Edward Gill (1901 – 1980) was a scientist, teacher, explorer and mine developer. Along with William R. James, Sr. he discovered the high-grade iron ore deposits of Quebec and Labrador. He is remembered for his important contributions in the fields of stratigraphy and Pleistocene geology. Gill was born in Nelson, British Columbia. He started off attending the University of British Columbia, but completed his B. Sc. in Mining Engineering in 1921 at McGill University.
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