Hugo Dummett

Geologist, Person

1940 –

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Who is Hugo Dummett?

Hugo T. Dummett was a South African mineral-exploration geologist who is best known for his role in the discovery of the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Barren Lands of Canada's Northwest Territories. Dummett has been described as “the brains, the ideas and the energy” behind the discovery of Ekati, which led to the creation of a new Canadian diamond-mining industry.

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Born
1940
South Africa
Profession
Education
  • University of the Witwatersrand
Died
Apr 24, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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