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.
1991
Richard (1892 – 1972) and Norman C. (1889 -1967) Pearce
They never discovered a single showing or hoisted a ton of ore, but Norman and Richard Pearce chronicled the burgeoning Canadian mining in...
1991
Ralph D. Parker (1898 – 1983)
The legacy Ralph Parker left to the International Nickel Co. and to the Canadian mining industry is rich, from advances in mining methods ...
1991
Viola R. MacMillan (1903 – 1993)
Viola MacMillan had two careers in the Canadian mining industry. First, over a period that spanned four decades, she and her husband teame...
1991
John C. MacIsaac (1906 – 1991)
Minefinders get the glory, but it is the minebuilders who get the ore. For 65 years, while others discovered and financed the deposits, Jo...
1991
Albert A. Koffman (1910 – 1983)
During a 45-year career in mining, Albert Koffman’s efforts led to the discovery of 13 base metal mines including the discovery and deve...
1991
John E. Hammell (1876 – 1958)
The initiative of Jack Hammell to harness the potential of the airplane opened the floodgates to mineral exploration in Canada’s north. ...
1991
Randolph W. Diamond (1891 – 1978)
The metallurgical magic of Randolph Diamond transformed British Columbia’s Sullivan mine from a unique but uneconomic mineral deposit in...
1991
John D. Simpson (1901 – 1988)
It is largely due to the direction of John Simpson that Placer Development, a predecessor company of Placer Dome Inc., developed a global ...
