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The Frank S. Shea Memorial Award
This award honours a student making the best presentation in economic geology at the Atlantic Universities
Geological Conference (AUGC). The award was established by the Mining Society of Nova Scotia at its annual
meeting in June 1981 to honour a long time member and former president. It is presented annually, if
appropriate, at the AUGC conference, for the best paper dealing with an aspect of or implications for economic geology.
During some twenty-seven years, Frank Shea was engaged in mineral resources exploration and development
activities in the Atlantic region. For more than 10 years he served as Chief Geologist and division director
of the Mineral Resources and Geological Services Division in the former Nova Scotia Department of Mines.
Frank graduated from St. Francis-Xavier University in 1954 with a B.Sc. in geology and continued his studies
at Dalhousie University, receiving his Master's degree in 1958. Frank Shea had a great love for his native
province and promoted its welfare by assisting mineral exploration and research projects whenever and wherever
he could. He was a strong supporter of educational programs in geology such as the geology field school at
Crystal Cliffs near Antigonish and prospector training.
The Mining Society of Nova Scotia is pleased to support an award in economic geology that honours a student,
the contributions of Frank Shea and the economic impact of geology to the Canadian economy.
Judging
Students’ papers are reviewed and judged for content in economic geology or implications for economic
geology by a panel of practicing geologists. The best paper of this group is awarded the award.
If there are no papers or none deemed worthy, the award may not be awarded in a given year.
The decision of the judges is final.
The Award
The award consists of a certificate and a $500 cheque presented to the student and a $100
cheque presented to the geology club that the student represents.
Sponsor
The Frank Shea Memorial Award is sponsored by the Mining Society of Nova Scotia.
Organized in the 1890s to promote the mineral industry, to share technical knowledge
and to encourage fellowship, this Society was one of the founding members of the
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), the premier mining organization in Canada.
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