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.
1992
Sir William Logan (1798 – 1875)
Sir William Logan founded the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in 1842 and served as its first director for 27 years. The first Canadian ...
1992
Oliver Hall (1879 – 1954)
Oliver Hall joined Noranda Inc. almost at its inception, responsible for both mine operations and exploration. His foresight and economic ...
1992
James Roycroft Gordon (1898 – 1980)
James Roycroft Gordon enjoyed a long and illustrious career with Inco Ltd., rising through the ranks to become the company’s first Canad...
1992
Horace John Fraser (1905 – 1969)
Horace John Fraser’s career was a varied one: a gifted student, a respected teacher, a wartime civil servant in the United States, and a...
1992
A.O. Dufresne (1890 – 1989)
A.O. Dufresne, born April 10, 1890, devoted his 45-year professional career to Quebec’s department of mines. He molded it into an effici...
1992
Neil Campbell (1914 – 1978)
Neil Campbell’s abilities at geological deduction were responsible for several important mineral discoveries, but it is the Pine Point m...
1992
Matthew James Boylen (1907 – 1970)
Sometimes referred to as “the King of the Minemakers” at the height of his career, James Boylen was best known for the discovery and d...
1992
Robert William Boyle (1920 – 2003)
Robert Boyle grew up in southwestern Ontario, where he developed his fascination with and love for science and the natural world. He went ...
