CIM launches new cloud-based mentorship program A renewed mentorship program from CIM is now available to CIM National members. The CIM Mentorship Program exists to connect newer generations of mining professionals with those more experienced in the industry to provide guidance at the beginning of ...

Looking for a fun and rewarding way to grow your professional network, apply your expertise to help solve local issues and influence the course of the industry in New Brunswick? Join us! CIM New Brunswick has an opening for the position of Branch Chair. CIM New Brunswick is a branch of the Canadian...

​We’re kicking off the new academic school year with a special 50% off a regular CIM student membership. Students, new and returning, are faced with new realities, different challenges and new uncertainties. We can help you create an informed and connected path to your future goals. You are the nex...

Download the article Last year, after nearly a decade of work led by Donna Beneteau, assistant professor in the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering and an active member of CIM’s Underground Mining Society, CIM released the Historical Canadian ...

This article, written in 2020 by Nermina Harambasic, founder of O-Mod and member of CIM's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee (DIAC), remains as relevant and instructive as it was when it was first published on DIAC's Linkedin page.  Diversity of thought, skills, styles, expertise, perspecti...

International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), brought to you by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is celebrating its tenth year. Figures as of June 2021 show that 16.5% of engineers are women.  INWED gives women engineers around the world a profile when they are still hugely under-represente...

Have you entered our 125th anniversary giveaway on Instagram and Facebook yet?Visit our Instagram and Facebook pages for a chance to win a special set of birthday goodies!3 winners will win each of the following:🌟 One CIM notebook & pen set🌟 One pair of stylish CIM socks🌟 One CIM 125th annive...

William Irving (Bill) Mundle passed away on March 2, 2023 with his wife by his side, at Cumberland Regional Health Care Center, Amherst. He was born February 5, 1939 in Pugwash, to Irving and Edna (Snowdon) Mundle. Following high school, Bill graduated from Mount Allison University with a degree in...

To commemorate this Indigenous History Month, here is a look back on some CIM Magazine stories that centre on Indigenous voices, knowledge, and innovation. We encourage our staff, members and fellow mining professionals to use this month as an opportunity to encourage and incorporate more Indigenou...

"I saw the call to join the round table in the newsletter,” says CIM student member Juan Camilo Garcia Vásquez. “I wanted to be part of it because I’ve tried to apply machine learning techniques to cost estimation in my assignments at university, but gauging data from mining projects can be difficul...

CIM Celebrates the 2023 CIM Award Winners  The Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 CIM Awards, which took place during the CIM Convention at Palais des congrès de Montréal. This year's prestigious event recognized the outstandi...

Long-time CIM volunteer Michael Cinnamond takes on the CIM Presidency at an important moment for the industry and the Institute Mike Cinnamond, CIM’s 2023-2024 President, brings in-depth knowledge of the corporate side of the mining industry to the CIM Council. Currently the senior vice-president o...

The Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Candace MacGibbon, as the Incoming President-Elect for 2025-2026. In this dynamic role, Ms. MacGibbon will work closely with the President and President-Elect to provide direction to CIM, ensuri...

John David Mason was an undergraduate student in the University of Toronto’s applied geology program when Texas Gulf Sulphur announced a 600-metre drill core intersection at what is now the prolific Kidd Creek mine near Timmins, Ontario. The news of the intersection sent its share price rocketing sk...

Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Announces the 2023 CIM Awards  The Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is excited to announce that this year’s prestigious CIM Awards feature 23 industry awards that celebrate the extraordinary achievements of more ...

Carol Damiani has been in the business events industry for most of her professional career and has managed conferences ranging from a few hundred delegates to as many as 12,000. She started her career in the hotel industry and then moved to a professional conference organizer, to not-for-profit nati...

We are thrilled to announce that Christopher Marilley has been named Director, Engagement and Partnerships.  After two successful years at the helm of CIM Events and Professional Development, Christopher will apply his knowledge and experience in his new role as Director, Engagement and Partnership...

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) are pleased to announce the Mining Needs You Career Ambassador Showcase on March 27, 2023. The event is free to attend and attendees can register here. The event will feature talk...

The Alex & Gillian Davidson Family Endowment will sustain in perpetuity two important CIM Foundation education grants By Michele Beacom This past holiday season, the CIM Foundation received a truly transformational gift, a $1 million endowment to sustain in perpetuity two education grants for ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CIM and Rio Tinto Announce Strategic Partnership The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is pleased to announce a new 3-year partnership with Rio Tinto, a leading global mining company. The partnership will strengthen technical capabilities and foster...

The CIM Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) will take place in person on Sunday, April 30, 2023 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. The meeting will feature a brief summary of the Institute's activities over the past year, audited financia...

1040-3500 de Maisonneuve Blvd. WestWestmount, QC, CanadaH3Z 3C1 February 7, Montréal, Québec FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CIM Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is celebrating 125 years of being the premier platform for vision, collaborat...

We sadly mark the passing of one of CIM's most beloved life members, Hubert Wylam King, on Sunday evening, February 12th in Victoria, B.C. Hubert was an internationally renowned research scientist. He taught Metal Physics and Material Engineering at Imperial College, London, Dalhousie University, th...

Mauro Chiesa passed away on February 8, 2023 at the age of 70. He was a proud CIM member and had been named a Distinguished Lecturer for the 2015-2016 season. Mauro spent 36 years in financing and advisory services as they applied to the fields of extractive and infrastructure projects. He also spe...

The Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (MRMR) Committee develops and defines the standards, best practices and guidelines that are intended to foster greater standardization of reporting within the public domain, specifically under NI 43-101. These standards provide a benchmark for both companie...

The geophysical community lost a giant on December 22, 2022 when Norm Paterson passed away, a month short of his 97th birthday. Norm’s remarkable career spanned a range of techniques and several companies that built strong legacies, with contributions to the full exploration cycle from instrument de...

Since 1996, CIM’s Management and Economics Society (MES) has conducted surveys of the mining industry’s practices related to economic evaluations and the selection and use of discount rates. The intent of the present survey is to identify current industry practice (as opposed to theory) by polling ...

(Left to right): Shubhan Arora, François-Xavier Bonin, Knut Lokken, Jovana Plavšić, Lauryne Robertson, Luis Urena-Tejada Congratulations to the 2022 winners of the Maintenance, Engineering and Reliability Society scholarships! Read more...

CIM is more than an organization – it is a community of people who share a common passion for the mining industry. We would like to extend our condolences to friends and family of the deceased as we remember those who have passed away. Though they are no longer with us, their work and accomplishment...

The 2022 edition of the Leading Practice Guidelines for Mineral Processing (LPGMP) was prepared by the Sub-Committee of the Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP), which is a Technical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM). The LPGMP covers the involvement of miner...

We will be closed for the holidays from December 24, 2022 to January 2, 2023, inclusively. We wish you all a safe and wonderful holiday season!...

Inspiring Canada’s next generation of mining workers Overview Developed in partnership between the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), the We Need Mining. Mining Needs You. Career Ambassador Program raises awareness a...

The world is changing faster than ever, and young people are facing serious emotional, physical, social and global challenges. What is the one thing they will need to succeed in an increasingly uncertain world? Nature has the answer: The most successful systems in nature don’t just adapt, they are a...

Mining companies adopt flexible work policies to accommodate new mothers  Improving Safety at Work for Everyone: Me Too Mining Association  Mental health: The importance of effective management in the workplace ...

To celebrate the outstanding achievements of women throughout the history of the mining industry, we've put together this reading list. Mining History The curious talents and tales of the Baroness de BeausoleilMartine Bertereau, the world’s first recorded female mineralogist, had unconventional me...

Kobold Metals co-founder and CEO Kurt House speaks on the importance of reducing uncertainty during mineral exploration By Matthew Parizot As mineral deposits become more rare and harder to mine, mineral exploration has become increasingly reliant on quality data collection and interpretation to f...

CIMBC22 conference chair Doris Hiam-Galvez presented Wednesday’s keynote  “Mining Roadmap for Future Generations” By Sarah St-Pierre What does the future of mining look like? The question is more easily asked than answered. Delivering the keynote speech Wednesday morning at CIMBC22, conference cha...

May 3, 2022, Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum pays special recognition to the many accomplishments, contributions and dedication of CIM’s diverse mining and minerals community.   After two years, guests were finally able to attend the CIM-Cater...

Day two of CIMBC22 begins with a diversity of opinions By Carolyn Gruske The panel discussion that opened day two of CIMBC22 built on Monday’s opening plenary session. Moderated by John Thompson, honorary professor of responsible resources at the University of Bristol, the wide-ranging discussion ...

The CIMBC22 Convention opening keynote and plenary address how miners should recognize and alter their ways of thinking to better adapt to an ever-changing industry by Matthew Parizot On the morning of Monday, May 2, 930 visitors to the Vancouver Convention Centre poured into Ballroom C to attend ...

New CIM president Anne Marie Toutant takes the lead at a time of transformation  by Carolyn Gruske Mining engineer and new CIM President Anne Marie Toutant has had a wide-ranging and varied career. She got her start at the Cardinal River Coal mine in Alberta. Then, following a merger between Lusca...

Donna Beneteau’s database encapsulates over 14,000 mines from the 1700s until now. After almost a decade of work, a comprehensive database of mining’s history in Canada has been released to the world Canada’s mining industry has a history that pre-dates even the formation of the country. Thousands...

The CIM Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) will take place in person on Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm in Room 206 of the Vancouver Convention Centre (West Building). The meeting will feature a brief summary of the...

Top (left to right): Zhanbolat Magzumov, Kaitlyn de Morée van Lierde, Max Schreckenbach, Nasim YavariBottom (left to right): Meet Bhagat, Hannah LeCocq, Sussan Alam Congratulations to the 2021 winners of the Maintenance, Engineering and Reliability Society scholarships! Sussan Alam Zhanbolat Magz...

For the past few years, CIM’s Environmental and Social Responsibility Society (ESRS) and Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (MRMR) Committee working group have been working to develop the Draft CIM Environmental, Social, and Governance Guidelines. This document will be part of the Industry Best ...

The role of Incoming President-Elect is a dynamic position that will see Mr. Pearce work closely with the President and President-Elect to provide direction to CIM that will ensure it continues to be the leading not-for-profit technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, mate...

There is a saying that I like to use: if you want to welcome people to the mining industry, be welcoming.  I suppose that this axiom could also be applied to new technologies or ideas. If only it were as simple as that.  On January 26, 2022, CIM hosted two separate events. The first, titled What wi...

The Association for Mineral Exploration has recognized three CIM members for their remarkable achievements and contributions in the mineral resource, investment, and mineral exploration industry.  David Harquail is the recipient of the AME 2021 Murray Pezim Award for significant contributions to th...

Above: Gerald Clyke | Courtesy of Charmaine Gazdic-Querney In recognition of the hardships and achievements of Black individuals who have enriched – and continue to enrich – their communities in myriad ways, we offer up a story of strength, honour and commitment. Gerald Clyke (1930 - 2015) made hi...

Karine Limage has over 20 years of experience building successful business partnerships in the finance and insurance sectors. She is a proven and inspiring leader who has led sales and customer development teams. Karine has managed successful fundraising campaigns, workplace change processes, and di...