AWARDS: Mining professionals honoured at CIM awards gala

[caption id="attachment_1003723139" align="aligncenter" width="478"] The 2018 Awards Gala at the CIM annual meeting in Vancouver honoured the best of this country’s mining professionals. (Image: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum)[/caption] VANCOUVER – As the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum meets on the west coast, it honoured a long list of worthy mining professionals for their achievements. The hardware was passed out at the Awards Gala mon May 7, 2018. The CIM offered congratulations to all the winners. Here are some of them: A.O. Dufresne Award: Alain Blackburn CIM Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Award: Amélie Rouleau, Bora Ugurgel, Gaeleen MacPherson, Mohammed Babaei, Nancy Komperdo CIM Distinguished Lecturers: Arnfinn Prugger, D. Chad LePoudre, Glenn Lyle, Dominic Fragomeni, Siri Camille Genik, Mary Wells, Marilyn Spink CIM Distinguished Service Medal: Malcolm J. Scoble CIM Fellowship: Daolun Chen, Norman B. Keevil, James Edward Beswick, Francis P. Yungwirth, Gregory Richards, Paul Blatter, Robert J. Carey, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos Diversity & Inclusion Award: Nancy Komperdo Hatch – CIM Mining and Minerals Project Development Safety Award: Bethune Mine – Legacy Project John T. Ryan Trophies: Rambler Metals and Mining Canada Ltd., Mosaic Potash Esterhazy, K1 Mine; Westmoreland Coal, Genesee mine; New Gold, New Afton mine; Cameco Corp., Cigar Lake; Sudbury INO a Glencore Company, Nickel Rim South mine; Goldcorp, Eleonore mine; Mosaic Potash Esterhazy, K2 & Brine Inflow; DeBeers Canada, Victor mine Mel W. Bartley Award: CIM Saskatoon Branch Mining Engineering Outstanding Achievement Award: William T. Schweng Mining Safety Leadership Medal: James Thomas (Jim) Joy Robert Elver Mineral Economics Award: Simon W. Houlding Selwyn Blaylock Canadian Mining Excellence: Peter N. Calder Vale Medal for Meritorious Contributions to Mining: Ronald R. Nolan Learn more about CIM Awards and view past recipients.