Awards and Recipients
THE DEADLINE FOR AWARDS NOMINATIONS IS DECEMBER 15, 2008
The celebration and recognition of excellence within the mining and minerals industries is a tradition of which CIM is extremely proud. Each year, various awards are remitted to individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions to their respective fields and to the mining and minerals industries in general. These individuals represent role models for the future generations to follow in their footsteps.
In this section, you can find out more about the awards handed out by CIM every year. These pages contain information about past and current winners, the origin of each award and the process of nomination, and finally, a nomination form.
Please click here for CIM Society and Division Awards.
The following are the awards currently handed out by CIM each year:
- CIM Distinguished Service Medal
- INCO Medal
- Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal
- Members Award
- Order of Sancta Barbara
- Past Presidents' Memorial Medal
- A.O. Dufresne Award
- J.C. Sproule Memorial Plaque
- Coal Award
- Robert Elver Mineral Economics Award
- McParland Memorial Award
- Julian Boldy Memorial Award
- Barlow Memorial Medal
- CANMET Technology Transfer Award
- Metal Mining Society Award
- Syncrude Award for Excellence in Sustainable Development
- Mel W. Bartley Award
- Medal for Bravery
- CIM Distinguished Lecturers
- CIM Fellowship
- Student Essay Competition
- John T. Ryan Trophies
- Fifty Year Club
- CIM/NRCan Journalism Awards
- District Distinguished Service Awards
- District Proficiency Medals
- Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Inductees