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.
1989
James Y. Murdoch (1890 – 1962)
A lawyer by profession, James Y. Murdoch, who became first president of the fledgling Noranda Mines in 1922, at the age of 32, was one of ...
1989
Thayer Lindsley (1882 – 1976)
Thayer Lindsley, the father of such mining giants as Falconbridge Ltd., Ventures Ltd. and Frobisher, has been described as the greatest mi...
1989
Gilbert A. LaBine (1890 – 1977)
Gilbert LaBine helped shape the course of world history when in 1930 he discovered pitchblende at Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territo...
1989
Franc R. Joubin (1911 – 1997)
Like another great Canadian mine-finder, Gilbert LaBine (now, too, enshrined in the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame), Franc R. Joubin also ma...
1989
H. H. “Spud” Huestis (1907 – 1979)
The claim to Canadian mining immortality for Herman H. “Spud” Huestis came with his introduction to the world of the large tonnage, lo...
1989
Dr. Duncan R. Derry (1906 – 1987)
An eminent economic geologist, known internationally for his many contributions to mineral exploration on nearly every continent of the wo...
1989
Frederick M. Connell (1883 – 1980)
Frederick M. Connell The citation accompanying the 1973 Inco Medal award to Frederick M. Connell, probably said it all: “In recognition ...
1989
Pierre Beauchemin (1892 – 1968)
Pierre Beauchemin was a towering figure on the mining horizons of the province of Quebec. As one of French Canada’s most outstanding min...
