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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.

It The Hall was established in 1988; in 2006 it had over 120 members.

Locations

The Hall has two physical locations.

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.

Elliot Lake

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

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.

Categories of achievement

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

References

External links

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 * [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/20141006122557/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://utarms.library.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services]
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