# Gilbert LaBine

> Gilbert A. LaBine, was a Canadian prospector who, in 1930, discovered radium and uranium deposits at Port Radium, Northwest Territories. LaBine was president of Eldorado Gold Mines from its start in the late 1920s to 1947. He left the company, which had become a Crown corporation in 1944, to prospect for uranium minerals as an independent mine developer. In the 1950s he brought the Gunnar Mine to production at Uranium City, Saskatchewan.

*Canadian prospector (1890-1977)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1890-02-10
- **Died:** 1977-06-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Gilbert A. LaBine, was a Canadian prospector who, in 1930, discovered radium and uranium deposits at Port Radium, Northwest Territories. LaBine was president of Eldorado Gold Mines from its start in the late 1920s to 1947. He left the company, which had become a Crown corporation in 1944, to prospect for uranium minerals as an independent mine developer. In the 1950s he brought the Gunnar Mine to production at Uranium City, Saskatchewan.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.7
- **Momentum:** 0.3

## Sources
- [Gilbert LaBine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_LaBine)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5561041)

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