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Stewart Lynn "Stu" Blusson, OC (born 1939) is a Canadian geologist, helicopter pilot, businessman, diamond magnate and philanthropist. He co-discovered billion-dollar Ekati Diamond Mine, 300 kilometres from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. He is President of Archon Minerals Ltd. In 2002, Blusson donated key start-up funds necessary for Quest University Canada in Squamish, British Columbia. In 2006, Blusson donated $10 million for the Archon X PRIZE to develop a quick and inexpensive way to sequence the human genome. Blusson had a net worth of $660 million CDN in 2006.[1]

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Stewart Lynn "Stu" Blusson, OC (born 1939) is a Canadian geologist, helicopter pilot, businessman, diamond magnate and philanthropist. He co-discovered...

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Ekati Diamond Mine

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Canadian diamonds

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University of British Columbia

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Selwyn G. Blaylock ScD (hc) (1879–1945) – chemist and mining executive Stewart Blusson OC (born 1939) – geologist, diamond prospector, multimillionaire and...

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Hu Gabrielse

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northern Cordillera range. Gabrielse published several papers with Stewart Blusson in the late 1960s. He was a contributor to Lithoprobe. One of the volcanoes...

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List of geologists

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List of challenge awards

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twice within two weeks. Won in 2004. United States Archon X Prize Stewart Blusson via X Prize Foundation 2006 For the first team to rapidly, accurately...

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JG Mair

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fields of interdisciplinary research between UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI), the Department of Physics and Astronomy and...

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List of mines in the Northwest Territories

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^ Dominion Diamond Corporation owns 88.9% while Charles Fipke and Stewart Blusson each own 10%. C.^ Mountain Province Diamonds owns 44%, De Beers Canada...

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List of University of British Columbia people

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and ice sledge hockey silver medalist Albert Bandura, psychologist Stewart Blusson, diamond hunter and philanthropist Peter Borwein, mathematician and...

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Archon X Prize

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geologist and philanthropist Stewart Blusson, who co-discovered the Ekati Diamond Mine. The name "Archon" is the name of Blusson's company, which refers to...

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Hugo Dummett

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Fipke so the exploration effort could continue. Fipke and his partner Stewart Blusson, working on a small budget, staked some promising ground near Lac de...

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Logan Medal

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Stephen E. Calvert 2002 - James Monger 2003 - Fred Longstaffe 2004 - Stewart Blusson 2005 - Ronald M. Clowes 2006 - Claude Hillaire-Marcel 2007 - John J...

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List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners

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Faye Gaston Dron Team pursuit details  France (FRA) Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam  Italy (ITA) Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi...

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Simon Fraser University

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Science Complex (TASC) I Technology and Science Complex (TASC) II 4D LABS Blusson Hall (BLU) Saywell Hall (ASSC) Strand Hall Trottier Observatory and Science...

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Quest University

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McConnell Foundation, R. Howard Webster Foundation, and the Stewart and Marilyn Blusson Foundation, which allowed it to begin hiring staff and faculty...

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August 1953

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conductor (b. 1881) Maurice Nicoll, British psychiatrist (b. 1884) Serge Blusson of France won the 1953 GP Ouest–France cycle race. The Soviet cargo ship...

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Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

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Bell Benjamin Taylor Bell John Paris Bickell Selwyn G. Blaylock Stewart Lynn "Stu" Blusson Robert W. Boyle Matthew James Boylen John Ross Bradfield Peter...

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Natural scientific research in Canada

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spinal cord injury received a boost in 2008 with the establishment of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre at the Vancouver General Hospital. The largest facility...

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