Wednesday June 4th – David K. Joyce speaker talks on Arizona minerals
David K. Joyce is a resident of Ontario who spends half of the year in Arizona. Guess which
half!? While there, he is fortunate to be able to collect minerals at some beautiful, interesting
and historic sites. This presentation will chronicle some of the more interesting and productive sites. It is a travelogue presentation showing the trips to the locations, collecting techniques and minerals collected.
About our speaker:
David Joyce has been a mineral collector since he was 12 years old, growing up in rock and
mineral bereft Scarborough, where he was a member of the Rockids, the junior arm of the
Scarborough Gem and Mineral Club. He left Scarborough at 19 years of age to attend the
Haileybury School of Mines and upon graduation, worked across Canada in the explosives and mining businesses. He later worked for mining and engineering contractors in the field of
designing and building mining complexes and his last corporate job was Vice- President,
Business Development for SNC-Lavalin Engineers and Constructors. David was an adjunct
Professor at the University of Toronto for eight years, was past Vice-President of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), past Chair of the Toronto Branch of CIM and Past
President of the Walker Mineralogical Club.
His own collecting interests reflect his Canadian and Arizona residencies since he collects both Canadian and Arizona Minerals.
David Joyce had a mineral business, full- or part-time, for 40 years but is now retired from it. His son, Daniel, now runs the business as www.djoyceminerals.com. He is a founder of the Young Toronto Mineralogist Club, modeled on the old Scarborough Jr. club, the “Rockids” and it has been running for 24 years. He also volunteers at the Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum in Tucson.