Photos from: Pioneering explorer, pilot Ron Sheardown



Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame Ron Sheardown Canada Nunavut exploration mininghistory Rob Gauchie rescue Mary River Mine Baffin Island mountain of iron

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

Today, the mountain of high-grade iron that caused the compass in Ron Sheardown's Cessna to spin eratically during a mineral exploration flight over Nunavut is the site of Baffinland's Mary River Mine, which produces the highest grade direct shipping iron ore in the world.



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