HISTORY
Discovery
Mining Services opened for business in April of 1991 and incorporated
as Discovery Mining Services Ltd. in 1992.
The
partner ship of Rod Brown and Malcolm McLean has grown progressively
since then to meet the needs of our clients.
ROD
BROWN - B.Sc. Geology, B.Sc. Geography, is the President
of Discovery Mining Services. A lifelong resident of Yellowknife,
Rod brings experience as an exploration geologist as well as
experience as an expeditor. Prior to founding Discovery Mining
Services, Rod worked as an expeditor with PCL Northern. He was
responsible for the organization, manifesting and loading of
over 1600 DC–3 flights and over 400 Hercules and Electra
flights during the construction phases of the Neptune Mines
at Colomac. After the construction, Rod was Chief expeditor
for Neptune Resources for the Colomac Mine, which included organizing
and transporting all supplies as well as ticket and crew verification
of three weekly crew changes for a crew of 500 at the remote
mine site.
MALCOLM
MCLEAN – offers a diverse background of construction
and repair, as well as solid business management skills and
experience from managing his own business interests. He has
built complete exploration and drill camps in remote locations,
both in the Northwest Territories and northern Newfoundland.
This has included assembly and prefabrication of camp and materials
in Yellowknife as well as the logistics for transportation and
mobilizations of the camp to a remote location. A problem solver
and troubleshooter, Malcolm enjoys a challenge. He is a lifelong
resident of Yellowknife.
The
combined experience of Rod and Malcolm along with their field
and office support staff is you assurance of quality service.
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