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.
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...
2001
William Guy Brissenden (1915 – 2012)
A hands-on approach to problem-solving, forged in both war and peace, enabled William Guy Brissenden to master repeated challenges during ...
2001
Marsh A. Cooper (1912 – 2013)
Marsh Cooper is best known as the driving force in the acquisition and development of many of the deposits and mines that transformed Falc...
2001
Alexander Stewart Dadson (1906 – 1968)
When Alexander Dadson began exploring the Yellowknife region in the early 1940s, he saw potential beyond the small, high-grade gold showin...
2001
Richard Geren (1917 – 2002)
Richard Geren has been aptly described as a man with mining in his blood, mind and soul. As a geologist working with Labrador Mining and E...
