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.
2004
Walter J. Riva (1922 – 2010)
Walter J. Riva was born in coal country in Canmore, Alberta, in 1922. From those roots, he grew into an unmatched leader of Canada’s coa...
2004
Edgar A. Scholz (1915 – 1980)
Edgar A. Scholz was one of the pioneers in applying large-scale open pit mining methods to low-grade copper, molybdenum and gold deposits.
2003
Vladimir Nicolaus Mackiw (1923 – 2001)
Vladimir Mackiw’s life is an outstanding example of how the Canadian mining industry discovers and applies advanced and innovative techn...
2003
James Edward Gill (1901 – 1980)
Scientist-teacher and discoverer-developer of mines, Jim Gill’ made major contributions in every area he touched throughout a long and e...
2003
Richard J. Ennis (1881 – 1951)
Dick Ennis was among a select number of larger-than-life personalities that appeared in the early days of the twentieth century when an ex...
2003
The Cobalt Discoverers
In 2003 the northern Ontario town of Cobalt marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of a silver bonanza that to this day reverberates...
2002
Peter Munk (1927 – 2018)
As the founder and builder of Barrick Gold, Peter Munk has few peers in Canadian mining history. In less than two decades, he turned a sma...
2002
William James (1929 – 2018)
Known best as the mining industry’s “turnaround man,” William (Bill) James has used his skills as a geologist, miner, consultant and...
