The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame selects and inducts individuals from all facets of the mining industry. They have two things in common: their significant and lasting impact on Canada’s mining industry, and through their achievements, their contribution to the high standard of living shared by all Canadians.
2001
John Fairfield Thompson (1891 – 1968)
During a distinguished career that spanned more than five decades, John Fairfield Thompson led Inco through a period of phenomenal growth ...
2001
James Merritt Harrison (1915 – 1990)
Like Sir William Logan before him, James Merritt Harrison was the right man in the right place at the right time. During his 17-year tenur...
2000
James Edgar Thomson (1906 – 1982)
James Thomson embodied dedication to the mining industry throughout his 44-year career with the Ontario Department of Mines (ODM), later t...
2000
Joseph Arlington Retty (1904 – 1961)
Joseph Retty played a major role in the discovery of iron ore deposits in the Quebec-Labrador boundary region, remote wilderness which was...
2000
James Paul Norrie (1891 – 1945)
Known by his contemporaries as “the man who made the Malartics”, James Paul Norrie combined ambition, energy, instinct and an extraord...
2000
Roland Kenneth Kilborn (1902 – 1959)
Canada’s enviable reputation for engineering excellence owes much to Roland Kilborn, whose vision, technical skills and entrepreneurial ...
2000
Robert John Isaacs (1905 – 1997)
Robert Isaacs is best-known for his role in the discovery and development of the massive lead-zinc deposits in New Brunswick that became t...
2000
John Paris Bickell (1884 – 1951)
Most follow one path, but John Paris Bickell commanded several successful careers during his extraordinary life. He opened a brokerage fir...
