Julian Boldy Memorial Award - Winner 2004
James FranklinGeological Society of CIM Nominee
"In recognition of his service to the Geological Society of CIM, particularly the editing of Exploration and Mining Geology, and his many contributions in the field of mineral deposit and regional metallogenic studies, both within Canada and abroad."
Jim Franklin is a consulting geologist with over 33 years of experience in the study of mineral deposits and regional metallogeny. He is a graduate of Carleton University and the University of Western Ontario. He taught at Lakehead University from 1969 until 1975. From 1975 until 1993, Franklin developed a regional metallogenic framework for Southern, Churchill and Superior provinces of the Canadian Shield. He directed major research programs on gold deposits in southern Churchill Province, and VMS deposits in Churchill and Superior provinces. From 1983 until 1993, Franklin was director of the GSC's Seafloor Minerals Program, which culminated in two legs of ODP drilling. As chief geoscientist of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1993 until 1997, he was responsible for coordinating GSC's entire scientific program, including activities within multilateral national and international scientific programs and setting priorities for geoscience programs within Government of Canada.
He retired from the GSC in 1998. Currently he is a director or science advisor on the boards of six exploration companies and one hydrocarbon producer, and sits on numerous boards for professional and scientific groups. His consulting work is focused on new discoveries of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, orogenic and porphyry-style gold in Precambrian terrains, and magmatic nickel-copper sulfides.
Franklin is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and represents Canada's geoscientists on the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering. He is a registered professional geologist in the province of Ontario, and an Adjunct Professor at Queen's and Laurentian Universities. He is co-editor of Exploration and Mining Geology for CIM, and was Associate Editor of Economic Geology for seven years. He is a Past President of both the Geological Association of Canada and the Society of Economic Geologists. In addition to his Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, he was awarded the Michel Halbouty Award from GSA in 2002, the A.O. Dufresne Award by CIM in 1995, the Duncan R. Derry award by GAC in 1992, the Thayer Lindsley Award by SEG in 1990 and the SEG's Distinguished Lecturer Award in 1988. He has published over 125 papers and book chapters, and over 100 abstracts.