Mining Magazine June 2014 | Page 60

Northern Cross ( Yukon ) Limited

Founded in 1994 by Richard Wyman and David Thompson , Northern Cross ( Yukon ) Limited ( NCY ) set out to explore for and potentially develop oil and natural gas in the Yukon . Operating as the only company of its kind in the Northern Yukon territory , the company commenced almost three years ago the most ambitious exploration program in fifty years in northern Yukon . This past winter , for the first time ever in the Yukon , a 3-D

seismic program was conducted to further advance the geological understanding of the region .
Richard Wyman graduated from Queens University in Ontario with a degree in chemical engineering and has focused his degree in the oil and gas industry . He has had the opportunity to gain knowledge in exploration , evaluation , reservoir management of producing properties , development planning of Northern resources and even

“ Safety is a paramount concern for us and there are a lot of reasons for it but remoteness is one of them ”

– Richard Wyman , President

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