CANADA RARE EARTH CORP. Canada Rare Earth Corp. appointed Dr. "Jock" Harmer to Advisory Board. Dr. Harmer holds an MSc in geology from the University of Natal and a Ph.D. in geochemistry from the University of Cape Town, both in South Africa.
He is a fellow of the SEG and life fellow of the GSSA, professor emeritus in the geology department at Rhodes University, and a registered professional scientist with SACNASP. He is the 2021 recipient of the GSSA's Des Pretorius medal, awarded for work in economic geology. Dr. Harmer has been continuously involved in the rare earth market and sector since late 2008.
He has worked in virtually all aspects of the industry, including exploration, rare earth mineralogy extraction strategies, advising on REE (rare earth element) market conditions and reviewing technologies to reduce the environmental impact, especially of extraction processes and technologies. In 2009, Dr. Harmer co-founded and was chief executive officer of Rare Earth International, which was acquired by Southern Crown Resources (Australian Securities Exchange), where as managing director he was responsible for the rights acquisition, exploration and evaluation of the Nkombwa Hill and Xiluvo RE projects. Later, he held the position of the technical director of Galileo Resources, managed its option on the Glenover rare earth project and carried on as an ad hoc adviser on the deposit until its successful sale in 2021.
In addition, Dr. Harmer worked on two rare earth deposits in Greenland for Nuna Minerals and the Wigu Hill deposit in Tanzania for Montero Minerals.
