May 9, 2018 - As the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) meets, it honored a long list of worthy mining professionals for their achievements. The hardware was passed out at the Awards Gala on Monday, 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 

The 2018 Awards Gala at the CIM annual meeting in Vancouver.

Photo by Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

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