Gerald Panon's success in building three mines (Sakoa Buzwagi, Detour Lake) came not from unique brilliance but from: (1) decades of mentorship and observation of underground mines (visiting one per month early in career), (2) building teams with people like Louis Dian and John Marley who taught him 3D visualization and mine engineering, (3) focusing on projects in stable jurisdictions.
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“I visit every gold mine in Ontario and kebec that I could get access to it I was my goal was to visit an underground mine once a month okay and part of that period of time I was doing it with John Mar L from asit because we worked together back at and with J Buu which I have a lot of respect for so when you look at those people that you work with they guide you they teach you you take you listen you take whatever they tells you”
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The Biggest Problem With Junior Mining, the Story of a Mine Builder, and a Different Copper Porphyry— Resource TalksCreated: 8/13/2026, 4:56:03 AM
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