Early lesson in the importance of critical evaluation puts geologist on diseovery trail

摘要

At the time Hutton was employed by MIM Holdings, where his initial brief was to work as a production geologist on Mount Isa's 1100 copper deposit. He soon found himself under the supervision of renowned Mt Isa geologist Bill Perkins, who was completing what eventually became a controversial thesis on the origins of the mine's lead-silver-zinc mineralisation as part of his PhD. Aside from carrying out various underground duties around the operation, Hutton assisted Perkins with his research - something which gave him the chance to fully explore Mt Isa's endless labyrinth of tunnels, old workings and world class geology.