People
The best brains in the business comprise the Aurora Geosciences team—highly skilled geologists and geophysicists, rooted in the North and working in collaboration. It is this meeting of the minds that is the key to our innovative and results-oriented success.
At Aurora Geosciences, we hire from the neck up. Standards and expectations for our staff are high. AGL’s core team is backed by a professional staff of experienced exploration geologists, geophysicists and technicians, working together with anywhere from 30 to 80 field hands, the majority of whom are northerners. Any person hired to work as a technician is hired to conduct geophysical, geological and staking/line cutting projects. Each member of our experienced local field staff is equipped with a high level of safety and work skills training.
AGL's Core Team
Gary Vivian, P.Geol. M.S.
President, Yellowknife Office
A geologist with over 35 years experience in mineral exploration, Gary has worked across Canada, in QU, BC, SK, NB, ON, NT and NU. His management skills have been applied to large drill programs throughout the North including projects at Sunrise, Nicholas, Fishhook and Run Lakes in Northwest Territories.
Contact Gary Vivian
Dave White, P. Geol
VP Operations, Yellowknife Office
Dave holds a B.Sc in Geology and Geography. His eight years of mineral exploration experience lie in base and precious metals, REE, uranium in the NT, NU, YT, QU, MB, SK, and BC. Dave has managed numerous greenfields to advanced exploration projects.
Contact Dave White
Mike Power, P.Geoph. P.Geol. M.Sc.
Senior Project Manager, Whitehorse Office
An exploration geophysicist and geologist, Mike’s dual expertise has been put to work on mineral and engineering projects across northern Canada and Alaska since 1988. Based in the Yukon, Mike’s innovative drive has led to his growing expertise in the application of surface and borehole geophysical techniques to northern exploration problems.
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Charles Turanich-Noyen,
Operations Manager, Whitehorse Office
Charles holds a B.Com. from the U of A and has experience in sales, marketing, distribution and finance in the office and on a variety of geophysical and geochemical surveys in the field. With a rational approach to northern business, Charles is dedicated to communicating a timely and efficient solution to any exploration program, saving time and money while ensuring your peace of mind.
Contact Charles Turanich-Noyen
Corey Segboer, B.Sc.
Operations Manager, Yellowknife Office
Corey holds a B.Sc in Geography specializing in GIS. Since 2005 his work has covered various geophysical surveys and exploration programs throughout the NWT and NU. As operations manager for the Yellowknife office you can count on him to organize and execute your exploration programs efficiently and effectively.
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Amy Dieffenbacher, B.Sc. Geol
Operations Manager, Juneau Office
Amy has a B.Sc in Geology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is a lifetime resident of Alaska. For all our Alaska projects, Amy has the know-how and connections to make it all happen.
Contact Amy Dieffenbacher
Franz Dziuba, P.Geoph.
Project Manager Geophysics, Yellowknife Office
An exploration geophysicist with a B.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of British Columbia, Franz has over 20 years of working experience on a wide range of geophysical exploration programs throughout the Cordillera from South America to Alaska, and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. His particular expertise includes running large IP surveys as well as gravity, magnetic, electromagnetic, borehole and ground penetrating radar surveys.
Contact Franz Dziuba
Phil Jackson, P.Geoph.
Project Manager Geophysics, Whitehorse Office
Phil holds a B.Sc. in Geology and Physics from Concordia University and has worked in geology and geophysics since 1997. His diversity of skill has led to his experience in geologic mapping and in management of numerous geophysical programs.
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Robin Wyllie, P. Geol
Project Manager Geology, Yellowknife Office
Robin holds a B.Sc. (Hon.) in Applied Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo. His 26 years of mineral exploration experience lie in precious & base metals in the NT, NU, AB and NB. His specialties include structural geology, bedrock mapping and geomatics. Robin has managed greenfields exploration programs throughout the Canadian Arctic.
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Jim Robinson, F.G.A.C. P.Geol.
Project Manager Geology, Yellowknife Office
With a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia, Jim has been working in mineral exploration since 1981. His expertise lies in gold, silver, and base metal exploration, production, and ore reserve modeling and estimation.
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Dave Hildes, P.Geol. Ph.D.
Project Manager Geophysics, Whitehorse Office
Dave earned his doctorate at the University of British Columbia and has significant expertise in computer modeling and inversion. As a project manager in our Whitehorse office, Dave runs surveys across the north in the NWT, Yukon, Nunavut and Alaska.
Contact Dave Hildes
Cindy Perry,
Logistics, Yellowknife Office
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