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
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 ...
1990
Robert Crooks Stanley (1876 – 1951)
Robert C. Stanley was the driving force that built Inco into the largest nickel company in the world and one of the world’s most success...
1990
Alex Mosher (1900 – 1993)
Since the turn of the century, the mining prospector has been a romantic figure in Canadian folklore. Justifiably so, because it has usual...
1990
Eldon Leslie Brown (1900 – 1998)
Mining on Canada’s northern frontier poses a particular set of challenges and few mining men had more successful experience with them th...
1990
John Ross Bradfield (1899 – 1983)
So diverse were the achievements of John Bradfield that he can well be characterized as a coach who built a winning team capable of excell...
