Person
Vernon, Donald Clayton (Don) (1928 - 2002)
- Born
- 12 August 1928
- Died
- 6 September 2002
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Mining engineer and Company director
Summary
Don Vernon joined the Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Ltd group in 1953, having worked for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (CSR) since 1945. He worked at the controversial copper-gold mine in the mountains of Bougainville, later becoming a director of Bougainville Copper Ltd.
Details
Chronology
- 1953 - 1959
- Career position - Production Manager at the Rum Jungle Uranium Project in the Northern Territory
- 1964 - 1965
- Career position - Production Manager at the Sulphide Corporation Pty. Ltd. in Cockle Creek, New South Wales
- 1966
- Career position - Project Manager of Bougainville Copper Ltd.
- 1974
- Career position - General Manager of Bougainville Copper Ltd.
- 1975 - 1977
- Career position - Managing Director of Bougainville Copper Ltd.
- 1975 - 1993
- Career position - Director of Bougainville Copper Ltd.
- 1979 - 1986
- Career position - Executive Director of Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Ltd. (CRA)
- 1979 - 1986
- Career position - Chairman of Bougainville Copper Ltd.
- 1983 - 1986
- Career position - Group Executive of Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Ltd. (CRA)
- 1983 - 1989
- Career position - Director of Metal Manufacturers Ltd.
- 1987 - 1995
- Career position - Chairman of Atlas Steels Ltd.
- 1987 - 2002
- Career position - Director of Inmet Mining Corporation in Toronto, Canada
- 1992 - 1998
- Career position - Director of Normandy Mining Ltd.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Donald Clayton Vernon, chemical engineer, general manager of Bougainville Copper Pty Ltd, Cuttings files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Griffin, James, 'Obituary: Donald Clayton Vernon, mining engineer and company director', The Age (2002). Details
Resources
- 'Vernon, Donald Clayton (19280812-20020906)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476390. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 3 December 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007