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Mr. Sheardown began his mining career in Canada in 1954 in Barkerville, British Columbia. In 1958, he joined the Murray Watts Group of Companies (predecessor to the WGM group) in Toronto, Canada where he advanced to Senior Vice President of a group of 23 junior Canadian mining companies operating world wide. He was also a member of the team that found Asbestos Hill and Raglan Nickel mines in Ungava Quebec and the Black Angel mine in Greenland. Mr. Sheardown was a co-discoverer of the Baffinland Iron deposit (Mary River deposit) in 1962. In 1974 Mr. Sheardown founded two Alaskan exploration companies, Greatland Exploration, Ltd., and BSTC Corporation, which he continues to lead today.
Mr. Sheardown has served two terms as Statewide President of the Alaska Miners Association. He is also a member of the United States Export Council (appointed by the US Secretary of Commerce) and was a member of the Alaska Minerals Commission 1987-2003 (appointed by the Governor). Mr. Sheardown served two terms on the Anchorage Port Commission in addition to many other public organizations. Finally, Mr. Sheardown served as Honorary Consul for Canada in Alaska 1989-2004 and is Consul emeritus to Canada. He holds a US Airline Transport Pilots license, Canadian Senior Commercial pilot's license.
Mr. Sheardown was educated in Canada and USA in Aviation, Geology, Mining Engineering and holds an Executive MBA. | 