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Select Skills and Certifications

  • ASM
  • 6(+) years of varied exploration experience
  • Professional Geoscientist (British Columbia)
  • Spanish (Intermediate proficiency)
  • French (Novice proficiency)
  • GIS (MapInfo, ArcGIS)
  • Surficial mapping
  • Drift prospecting

Education

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate
Interdisciplinary Mining and Minerals Engineering and Social Sciences. March 2020 - Present
University of Exter Camborne School of Mines, Penryn, United Kingdom

  • Recipient of the Commonwealth Scholarship
  • Mining and sustainability, sustainable development, international development, artisanal and small scale mining, Ghana, Yukon, gold.

Master of Science
Earth and Environmental Sciences. January-2014
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

  • Thesis: Fingerprinting Quaternary subglacial processes on Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, using multiproxy data
  • Quaternary Science, database development, remote field work, field team management, mapping, sampling, spatial/statistical analysis, geochemical analysis, GIS, technical writing, technical presenting, industry and academic collaboration
  • Coursework: Exploration Geochemistry, Quaternary Geology (general & specialized), Groundwater Management

Bachelor of Science (High Honours)
Geological Sciences. June-2010
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

  • Thesis: Examining the diagenetic history of Miocene carbonates from the Karlovassi Basin in Samos, Greece
  • Field courses: Geological mapping in Montana and Manitoba
  • North2North Study Abroad Program: University of Turku, Finland

Work Experience

Quaternary Geologist
Palmer Environmental Consulting Group, Vancouver, BC
June 2018 - April 2020

  • Projects: Surficial mapping for mineral exploration: Yukon, Northwest Territories
  • Projects: Surficial mapping for Terrain Stability: Yukon, British Columbia

Geologist
Red Pine Exploration LTD., Toronto, ON
Field area: Northern Ontario
October 2017 - Present

  • Gold and silver exploration in Northern Ontario

Project Geologist
Churchill Diamonds, Toronto, ON
Field Area: Northern Ontario
May2017 - October 2017

  • Diamond exploration in Northern Ontario
  • Geological mapping, Quaternary mapping, prospecting and till sampling of the White River Project

Geologist
GoldQuest Corp., Toronto, ON
Field area: Dominican Republic
August 2014 - June 2015
November 2015 - Present

  • Gold and copper exploration and development in the Dominican Republic
  • GIS: geological mapping compilation, surficial geochemistry compilation, deliverables
  • Exploration: Geochemical sampling, prospecting and core logging
  • Corporate: Presenations, industry research, conference preparation and delivery, editing Press releases and 43-101 Technical Reports,
  • Community/Environmental Responsibility: Presentables, content, ideas
  • Communications: Website text, social media, conference deliverables

Geologist (in training)
Dalradian Resources, Toronto, ON
Field area: Northern Ireland
May 2013 - August 2014

  • Gold in Northern Ireland
  • Developing a compilation of historical geological data in MapInfo, georeferencing, and combining raster maps, as well as digitizing point and vector data
  • Interpreting compiled surficial data in conjunction with the Quaternary geological setting of the study area in Northern Ireland
  • Technical reporting
  • Geochemistry preparation and interpretation

Junior Geological Assistant and Researcher
Peregrine Diamonds LTD., Vancouver, BC
Field area: Baffin Island, NU
Summer 2010/Summer 2011

  • Diamonds in Nunavut
  • MSc research was to provide insight into the glacial history of the study area, by studying sediment-landform relationships, and developing glacial terrain zones
  • Field exploration geology including core logging, kimberlite verification of geophysical targets,and till and kimberlite bulk sampling
  • Responsible for discovery of a kimberlite on the Chidliak Property

Junior Geological Assistant
Cameco Corporation, Saskatoon, SK
Field areas: Northern Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories
Summer-2008/Summer-2009

  • Uranium in Saskatchewan
  • Performed logging and geotechnical measurements for uranium exploration
  • Part of a team who was responsible for mapping and prospecting
  • Analyzed clay alteration and uranium mineralization from drill core cross-sections
  • Perform microscope petrology on mineralized samples
  • Quaternary sampling and mapping of uraniferous boulder dispersal trains

Junior Geological Assistant
Saskatchewan Energy and Resources, Regina, SK
Field areas: Flin Flon, MB
Summer-2006

  • VSM Deposits Saskatchewan
  • Geological mapping for the development of bedrock and structural geology maps.

Teaching Assistant Positions

Geological teaching assistant: Quaternary Geology
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Fall-2011/Fall-2012

  • Provide guidance and technical support for students during their 4th-year Quaternary Lab as they did field, lab and written work.

Geological teaching assistant: Geological Mapping
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Spring-2012

  • Leading 2nd-year students on their field mapping work in Northern Ontario, as well as grading their reports and maps.

Geological teaching assistant: Introductory Geochemistry
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Fall-2009

  • Assist during geochemistry labs related to light stable isotope chemistry

Select Projects and Volunteer Work

Canadian Girl Guides: March 2017- March 2020

  • Resource Leader: Toronto, science programming
  • Guides leader for the Renfrew District. Weekly programming focused around science, nature, women's rights, and art.

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

  • Commonwealth Scholarship
  • Best poster presentation at the Yellowknife Geoforum. Nov-2012
  • Research affiliate program bursary. Sept-2010/Aug-2012
  • Northern scientific training grant. July-2012
  • Student-Industry mineral exploration workshop. May-2009
  • Mendelle and John Woodley award. Sept-2009
  • North2North study abroad grant. Sept-2009
  • Gail Appel Study Abroad award. Sept-2009
  • Cameco scholarship for women in geological sciences. Sept-2005/May-2007
  • University of Saskatchewan entrance scholarship. Sept-2005

PUBLICATIONS

Detrital cosmogenic 10Be of till from contrasting landscapes on Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island: investigating the relationship among multiple proxies of glacial dynamics. 2015. Northeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting. 23–25 March.

Johnson, C. 2014. Fingerprinting Quaternary Subglacial Processes on Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, using Multiproxy Data. University of Waterloo, Canada.

Tremblay, T., Leblanc-Dumas, J., Allard, M., Ross, M., Johnson, C.L. 2013.Surficial geology of central Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut: summary of the 2013 field season," Summary of Activities 2013, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.

Johnson, C.L., Ross, M., Tremblay, T. 2013.Glacial geomorphology of north-central Hall Peninsula, Southern Baffin Island, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7413.

Johnson, C.L., Ross, M., Hodder, T., Tremblay, T., Gosse, J. 2013, Evidence of shift-ing subglacial dynamics and thermomechanical conditions from the Quaternary record of north central, Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island. Abstract CCIS 1-140,2013 CANQUA meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 18-22 August.

Johnson, C. L. and Ross, M. 2012. Glacial landscape evolution on Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, since the Last Glacial Maximum: insights into switching glacial dynamics and thermo-mechanical conditions. Abstract EP53D-1071,2012 AGU Fall Meeting, 3-7 December.

Johnson, C.L., Ross, M., Grunsky, E., and Hodder, T.J. 2012.Fingerprinting Glacial Processes for Diamond Exploration on Baffin Island. Yellowknife Geoforum 2012, Yellowknife, NT, 13-15 November.