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{{Short description|Award for mining in Canada}}
'''The Canadian Mining [[Hall of Fame]]''' aims to recognize the accomplishments of leaders in the [[mining]] industry.
It was conceived by [[Maurice Russell Brown|Maurice R. Brown]] as a way to recognize and honor the legendary mine finders and builders of this Canadian industry. The Hall was established in 1988. In 2006 it had over 120 members.
'''The Canadian Mining [[Hall of Fame]]''' was conceived by [[Maurice Russell Brown|Maurice R. Brown]] as a way to honor Canada's mine finders and builders, in recognition of accomplishments by leaders in the Canadian [[mining]] industry.

The Hall was established in 1988; in 2023 it had 203 members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OCTOBER 22, 2020 – CANADIAN MINING HALL OF FAME TO WELCOME FIVE NEW MEMBERS IN 2021 |url=https://www.mininghalloffame.ca/my-product/canadian-mining-hall-of-fame-to-induct-five-new-members-in-2021 |access-date=2022-03-12 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2021 |title=Five New Members to be Inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2022 |url=https://www.mininghalloffame.ca/my-product/five-new-members-to-be-inducted-into-the-canadian-mining-hall-of-fame-in-2022}}</ref>


==Locations==
==Locations==
The Hall has five physical locations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plan your Visit – Canadian Mining Hall of Fame |url=https://www.mininghalloffame.ca/plan-your-visit |access-date=2022-03-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
The Hall has two physical locations.


===Toronto===
===Toronto===
The [[University of Toronto]] hosts the Hall on the ground floor of the historic Mining Building on campus. The Hall contains plaques of polished Canadian granite with photos and descriptions of the Members.
The [[University of Toronto]] hosts the original Hall on the ground floor of the historic Mining Building on campus. The Hall contains plaques of polished Canadian granite with photos and descriptions of the Members from 1989-2008.

The [[Royal Ontario Museum]] contains an interactive exhibit of the Hall on the second floor, within the Teck Suite of Galleries.


===Elliot Lake===
===Elliot Lake===
The Hall is a part of the Mining Museum in the Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre in [[Elliot Lake]].
The Hall virtual exhibit is a part of the Mining Museum in the Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre in [[Elliot Lake]].

=== Ottawa ===
The Hall's virtual exhibit opened in the [[Canadian Museum of Nature]] in 2012, as part of Phase 2 of the Vale Earth Gallery.

=== British Columbia ===
The Britannia Mine Museum, located at the site of the former Britannia copper mine also features the Hall's virtual exhibit.


==Nomination guidelines==
==Nomination guidelines==
The candidate must have demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements to the benefit of the Canadian minerals industry in one or more categories of achievement. The individual should be retired and have reached the age of 65 years. Nominations of individuals may be made by individuals, firms or organizations through one of the Hall’s Sponsors or Associates.
The candidate must have demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements to the benefit of the Canadian minerals industry in one or more categories of achievement. The individual should be retired and have reached the age of 65 years. Nominations of individuals may be made by individuals, firms or organizations through one of the Hall's Sponsors or Associates.


===Categories of achievement===
===Categories of achievement===
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*[[Frederick R. Archibald]]
*[[Frederick R. Archibald]]
*[[P. Jerry Asp]]
*[[Hector Authier]]
*[[Hector Authier]]
*[[Alex G. Balogh]]
*[[Anthony R. Barringer]]
*[[Anthony R. Barringer]]
*[[Ross J. Beaty]]
*[[Ross J. Beaty]]
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*[[Côme Carbonneau]]
*[[Côme Carbonneau]]
*[[George Carmack]]
*[[George Carmack]]
*[[Kate Carmack]]
*[[James E.C. Carter]]
*[[James E.C. Carter]]
*[[Dawson Charlie|Dawson “Tagish” Charlie]]
*[[Dawson Charlie|Dawson "Tagish" Charlie]]
*[[Frederick Connell]]
*[[Frederick Connell]]
*[[John Convey]]
*[[John Convey]]
*[[Jim Cooney]]
*[[Marsh A. Cooper]]
*[[Marsh A. Cooper]]
*[[F. Dale Corman]]
*[[Ernest Craig|Ernest "Ernie" Craig]]
*[[Ernest Craig|Ernest "Ernie" Craig]]
*[[George B. Cross]]
*[[George B. Cross]]
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*[[Alexander Stewart Dadson]]
*[[Alexander Stewart Dadson]]
*[[Ernest J. Darragh]]
*[[Ernest J. Darragh]]
*[[Alexander John Davidson]]
*[[C. Stanley Davidson]]
*[[C. Stanley Davidson]]
*[[Nathanael V. Davis]]
*[[Nathanael V. Davis]]
*[[Duncan R. Derry]]
*[[Duncan R. Derry]]
*[[Randolph Diamond]]
*[[Randolph Diamond]]
*[[Robert Dickinson]]
*Robert Dickinson
*[[Patricia Dillon]]
*[[A.O. Dufresne]]
*[[A.O. Dufresne]]
*[[Hugo Dummett]]
*[[Hugo Dummett]]
*[[Georges H. Dumont]]
*[[Georges H. Dumont]]
*David Elliott
*[[Richard J. Ennis]]
*[[Richard J. Ennis]]
*[[Joseph Errington]]
*[[Joseph Errington]]
*[[Graham Farquharson]]
*[[Graham Farquharson]]
*[[Charles E. Fipke]]
*[[Charles E. Fipke]]
*[[James M. Franklin]]
*[[Horace Fraser]]
*[[Horace Fraser]]
*[[Robert Friedland]]
*[[Robert Friedland]]
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*[[Louis Gignac]]
*[[Louis Gignac]]
*[[James E. Gill|James Edward Gill]]
*[[James E. Gill|James Edward Gill]]
*[[James W. Gill|James W. (Jim) Gill]]
*[[Ned Goodman]]
*[[Ned Goodman]]
*[[James R. Gordon]]
*[[James R. Gordon]]
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*[[Bruce J. Grierson]]
*[[Bruce J. Grierson]]
*[[Arthur Thomas Griffis]]
*[[Arthur Thomas Griffis]]
*[[Oliver Hall]]
*[[Oliver Hall (mining)|Oliver Hall]]
*[[Robert Hallbauer]]
*[[Robert Hallbauer]]
*[[Phillip G. Hallof]]
*[[Phillip G. Hallof]]
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*[[James M. Harrison|James Merritt Harrison]]
*[[James M. Harrison|James Merritt Harrison]]
*[[Gerald G. Hatch]]
*[[Gerald G. Hatch]]
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*[[Tom Hebert]]
*[[H. E. T. Haultain|Herbert E.T. Haultain]]
*[[H. E. T. Haultain|Herbert E.T. Haultain]]
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*[[Tom Hebert]]
*[[Robert Henderson (prospector)|Robert Henderson]]
*[[Robert Henderson (prospector)|Robert Henderson]]
*[[Joseph H. Hirshhorn]]
*[[Joseph H. Hirshhorn]]
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*[[Benny Hollinger]]
*[[Benny Hollinger]]
*[[Walter Holyk]]
*[[Walter Holyk]]
*[[Edmund Horne]]
*[[Edmund Horne (mining)|Edmund Horne]]
*[[H. H. Huestis]]
*[[H. H. "Spud" Huestis]]
*[[Robert Hunter]]
*[[Robert Hunter (mining executive)|Robert "Bob" Hunter]]
*[[Richard W. Hutchinson]]
*[[Richard W. Hutchinson]]
*[[Robert John Isaacs]]
*[[Robert John Isaacs]]
*[[William Fleming James]]
*[[William Fleming James]]
*[[William James (geologist)|William James]]
*[[William James (geologist)|William (Bill) James]]
*[[Maureen C. Jensen]]
*[[William Gladstone Jewitt]]
*[[Franc Joubin]]
*[[Franc Joubin]]
*[[Robert Jowsey]]
*[[Robert Jowsey]]
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*[[Alan Kulan]]
*[[Alan Kulan]]
*[[Gilbert LaBine]]
*[[Gilbert LaBine]]
*[[Adolphe La Prairie]]
*[[Alfred LaRose|Alfred "Fred" LaRose]]
*[[Fred La Rose]]
*[[Pierre Lassonde]]
*[[Pierre Lassonde]]
*[[Thayer Lindsley]]
*[[Thayer Lindsley]]
*[[William Edmond Logan|Sir William Logan]]
*[[William Edmond Logan|Sir William Logan]]
*[[Egil H. Lorntzsen]]
*[[Egil H. Lorntzsen]]
*[[Adolphe La Prairie]]
*[[Hans T. F. Lundberg]]
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*[[A. Terrance MacGibbon|Terry MacGibbon]]
*[[John MacIsaac]]
*[[John MacIsaac (mining)|John MacIsaac]]
*[[Phillip John Mackey]]
*[[Vladimir Nicolaus Mackiw]]
*[[Vladimir Nicolaus Mackiw]]
*[[Viola R. MacMillan]]
*[[Viola R. MacMillan]]
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*[[James McCrea]]
*[[James McCrea]]
*[[James J. McDougall]]
*[[James J. McDougall]]
*[[Robert R. McEwen|Rob McEwan]]
*[[Robert R. McEwen|Rob McEwen]]
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*[[A. Terrance MacGibbon|Terry MacGibbon]]
*[[McIntyre Mines|Sandy McIntyre (formerly Alexander Oliphant)]]
*[[McIntyre Mines|Sandy McIntyre (formerly Alexander Oliphant)]]
*[[James H. McKinley]]
*[[James H. McKinley]]
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*[[Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited|Jack McOuat]]
*[[Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited|Jack McOuat]]
*[[W. Austin McVeigh]]
*[[W. Austin McVeigh]]
*[[Brian K. G. Meikle]]
*[[Bernard M. Michel]]
*[[Bernard M. Michel]]
*[[Charles E. Michener]]
*[[Charles E. Michener]]
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*[[Harry Oakes|Sir Harry Oakes]]
*[[Harry Oakes|Sir Harry Oakes]]
*[[Stephen P. Ogryzlo]]
*[[Stephen P. Ogryzlo]]
*[[James C. O’Rourke]]
*[[James C. O'Rourke]]
*[[Ralph D. Parker]]
*[[Ralph D. Parker]]
*[[Norman R. Paterson]]
*[[Norman R. Paterson]]
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*[[Richard Porritt]]
*[[Richard Porritt]]
*[[Alfred Powis]]
*[[Alfred Powis]]
*[[Mark Rebagliati]]
*[[Robert Quartermain]]
*[[C. Mark Rebagliati|Mark Rebagliati]]
*[[Louis Renzoni]]
*[[Louis Renzoni]]
*[[Joseph Arlington Retty]]
*[[Joseph Arlington Retty]]
* [[Kate Rice]]
* [[Kate Rice]]
* [[Peter Risby]]
*[[Walter J. Riva]]
*[[Walter J. Riva]]
*[[David S. Robertson]]
*[[David S. Robertson]]
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*[[Harry L. Roscoe]]
*[[Harry L. Roscoe]]
*[[William S. Row]]
*[[William S. Row]]
*[[Eberhard (Ebe) Scherkus]]
*[[Edgar A. Scholz]]
*[[Edgar A. Scholz]]
*[[Seymour Schulich]]
*[[Seymour Schulich]]
*[[Stephen D. Scott]]
*[[Harold O. Seigel]]
*[[Harold O. Seigel]]
*[[Roman Shklanka]]
*[[Roman Shklanka]]
*[[Douglas Balfour Silver]]
*[[John D. Simpson]]
*[[John D. Simpson]]
*[[Robert M. Smith (miner)|Robert M. Smith]]
*[[Robert M. Smith (miner)|Robert M. Smith]]
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*[[James Edgar Thomson]]
*[[James Edgar Thomson]]
*[[David A. Thompson]]
*[[David A. Thompson]]
*[[Edward Thompson]]
*[[Edward Thompson (miner)|Edward G. Thompson]]
*[[John Fairfield Thompson]]
*[[John Fairfield Thompson]]
*[[Jules Timmins]]
*[[Jules Timmins]]
*[[Noah Timmins|Noah A. Timmins]]
*[[Noah Timmins|Noah A. Timmins]]
*[[Joseph B. Tyrrell]]
*[[Joseph B. Tyrrell]]
*[[Mary Edith Tyrrell]]
*[[Mervyn Upham]]
*[[Mervyn Upham]]
*[[William S. Vaughan|Steve Vaughn]]
*[[William S. Vaughan|Steve Vaughn]]
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*[[Harold Williams (geologist)|Harold "Hank" Williams]]
*[[Harold Williams (geologist)|Harold "Hank" Williams]]
*[[John Williamson (geologist)|John Williamson]]
*[[John Williamson (geologist)|John Williamson]]
*[[John Wilson|Jack Wilson]]
*[[John Tuzo Wilson|Jack Wilson]]
*[[John Tuzo Wilson]]
*[[John Tuzo Wilson]]
*[[Harold Wright (athlete)|Harold Wright]]
*[[Harold Wright (athlete)|Harold Wright]]
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==References==
==References==
*
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*[http://www.halloffame.mining.ca/halloffame/english/index-press.html Inductees 2007- Press release]
<references />
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*[http://mininghalloffame.ca/inductees/2007-2010 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Inductees 2007 - 2010". October 26, 2017.]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070617174147/http://www.halloffame.mining.ca/halloffame/english/index-press.html Inductees 2007- Press release]
*[http://mininghalloffame.ca/inductees/2011-2014 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Inductees 2011 - 2014". October 25, 2017.]
*[http://mininghalloffame.ca/news/release/canadian_mining_hall_of_fame_to_induct_four_new_members Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Canadian Mining Hall of Fame to induct four new members", January 15, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2017.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171027024651/http://mininghalloffame.ca/inductees/2007-2010 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Inductees 2007 - 2010". October 26, 2017.]
*[http://mininghalloffame.ca/inductees/2015-2018 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Inductees 2015 - 2018". Retrieved October 25, 2017.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171026001354/http://mininghalloffame.ca/inductees/2011-2014 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Inductees 2011 - 2014". October 25, 2017.]
*[http://mininghalloffame.ca/news/release/canadian_mining_hall_of_fame_welcomes_four_inductees_for_2018 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Welcomes Four Inductees for 2018", October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002135/http://mininghalloffame.ca/news/release/canadian_mining_hall_of_fame_to_induct_four_new_members Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Canadian Mining Hall of Fame to induct four new members", January 15, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2017.]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002059/http://mininghalloffame.ca/inductees/2015-2018 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Inductees 2015 - 2018". Retrieved October 25, 2017.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171026053748/http://mininghalloffame.ca/news/release/canadian_mining_hall_of_fame_welcomes_four_inductees_for_2018 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, "Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Welcomes Four Inductees for 2018", October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.mininghalloffame.ca Canadian Mining Hall of Fame website.]
* [http://www.mininghalloffame.ca Canadian Mining Hall of Fame website.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170913013010/http://mininghalloffame.ca:80/ Canadian Mining Hall of Fame website (archived September 13, 2017).]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170913013010/http://mininghalloffame.ca:80/ Canadian Mining Hall of Fame website (archived September 13, 2017).]
* [http://utarms.library.utoronto.ca/researchers/herbert-edward-terrick-haultain Archival papers of Hebert Edward Terrick Haultain, inductee, held at University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services]
*[https://discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/herbert-edward-terrick-haultain-fonds Archival papers of Hebert Edward Terrick Haultain], inductee, held at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200426160845/https://utarms.library.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services]


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Latest revision as of 17:40, 23 November 2023

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame was conceived by Maurice R. Brown as a way to honor Canada's mine finders and builders, in recognition of accomplishments by leaders in the Canadian mining industry.

The Hall was established in 1988; in 2023 it had 203 members.[1][2]

Locations

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The Hall has five physical locations.[3]

Toronto

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The University of Toronto hosts the original Hall on the ground floor of the historic Mining Building on campus. The Hall contains plaques of polished Canadian granite with photos and descriptions of the Members from 1989-2008.

The Royal Ontario Museum contains an interactive exhibit of the Hall on the second floor, within the Teck Suite of Galleries.

Elliot Lake

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The Hall virtual exhibit is a part of the Mining Museum in the Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre in Elliot Lake.

Ottawa

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The Hall's virtual exhibit opened in the Canadian Museum of Nature in 2012, as part of Phase 2 of the Vale Earth Gallery.

British Columbia

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The Britannia Mine Museum, located at the site of the former Britannia copper mine also features the Hall's virtual exhibit.

Nomination guidelines

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The candidate must have demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements to the benefit of the Canadian minerals industry in one or more categories of achievement. The individual should be retired and have reached the age of 65 years. Nominations of individuals may be made by individuals, firms or organizations through one of the Hall's Sponsors or Associates.

Categories of achievement

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  • Exploration
    • Discovered a large deposit or a large number of significant deposits
    • Introduced a new exploration technique
    • Overcoming of exceptional obstacles in discovering a significant deposit
  • Building a corporation
  • Technical contribution
    • Development of a technology or operation method that profoundly impacted the industry
    • Provision of geoscience data or scientific knowledge.
  • Supporting contribution
    • External support for the industry through education, policy or communication
  • Mining in society
    • Outstanding achievement in bridging the business goals of the industry with those of Canadian society

Inductees

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References

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  1. ^ "OCTOBER 22, 2020 – CANADIAN MINING HALL OF FAME TO WELCOME FIVE NEW MEMBERS IN 2021". Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ "Five New Members to be Inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2022". November 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Plan your Visit – Canadian Mining Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2022-03-12.
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