Disciplinary Notice - Peter Thomas George, P.Geo., Cochrane, AB

A Notice of Inquiry was issued to Mr. George regarding his Technical Report dated August 12, 2012 for the Barkerville Project owned by Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. and with respect to two technical reports for Rubicon Minerals Corporation dated January 11 and April 11, 2011, for its Phoenix Gold Project in Ontario.
 
In lieu of proceeding to a disciplinary inquiry, Mr. George agreed to a Consent Order dated December 3, 2015.  In the Consent Order, Mr. George admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct, incompetence or negligence.  The Barkerville Report and the Rubicon Reports fell below the standard expected of a reasonably prudent Qualified Person and professional geoscientist in similar circumstances.
 
Mr. George also admitted that he contravened APEGBC’s Code of Ethics as he accepted responsibility for a professional assignment when he was not sufficiently qualified by training or experience and he failed to keep himself informed in order to maintain his competence.

As part of the Consent Order, Mr. George accepted a reprimand and agreed that he will:

1. Pay a fine of $15,000.
2. Pay $20,000 towards APEGBC’s legal costs.
3. Have a condition imposed on his membership in APEGBC that he must not perform mineral resource or mineral reserve estimations as defined in National Instrument 43-101 (N1 43-101).  Despite this condition, Mr. George is permitted to:
   1. Partner with other professional geoscientists with expertise in mineral resource or mineral reserve estimations provided that the other professional geoscientists take responsibility for the mineral resource or mineral resource estimations in an N1 43-101 report; and
   2. Prepare geological reports which do not involve mineral resource or mineral reserve estimations.
4. Complete the course entitled “Mineral Project Reporting Under NI 43-101 (a CIM Course),” offered by EduMine.

If Mr. George fails to comply with any of the orders, his membership in APEGBC will be suspended until he is in full compliance with those orders.

The full text of the Consent Order agreed to by Mr. George can be found on the APEGBC website under Disciplinary Actions.  The webpage contains information on APEGBC’s complaint, investigation and discipline process.  You can also contact us 604.412.4869 or toll-free at 1.888.430.8035 ext. 4869 or by email at complaints@apeg.bc.ca.