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.
2013
Pierre Lassonde (b. 1947)
Pierre Lassonde has long believed that a nation’s natural resources are not its commodities, but its people. He proved this true during ...
2013
Gerald W. Grandey (b. 1946)
When Gerald Grandey joined Cameco Corporation in 1993, his mandate as senior vice-president of marketing and corporate development was to ...
2013
Charles E. Fipke (b. 1946)
Geologists and prospectors had searched for diamond deposits in North America for more than a century with only teasing hints of success u...
2012
John A. Hansuld (1931 – 2019)
John Hansuld has served Canada’s mining and minerals sector with distinction as a pioneering geochemist, entrepreneurial company-builder...
2012
Phillip G. Hallof (1931 – 1992)
Phillip Hallof earned his status as one of the “fathers of modern geophysics” for his pioneering and innovative work in the field of f...
2012
Ned Goodman (1937 – 2022)
Ned Goodman has made transformative and enduring contributions to Canada’s minerals industry and capital markets as a company-builder, m...
2012
Robert Hunter (1927 – 2007) and Robert Dickinson (b. 1948)
A partnership formed by Robert Hunter and Robert Dickinson more than 25 years ago has endured as the inspirational foundation for Hunter D...
2011
John T. Williamson (1907 – 1958)
Canada’s recent emergence as a centre of excellence for diamond exploration and production owes much to the pioneering efforts of John W...