Photograph by Vavasour & Dick from the archives of BaNQ Rouyn-Noranda; ID 763528 The 125 years of CIM archives, in both their language and information, provide wonderful snapshots of the history of the Canadian industry and global economics. As part of our celebration of 125 years of CIM, we have pulled pages from a 1927 …
Continuing to celebrate Canadian history month, we offer a collection of CIM Magazine profiles of Canadian women in mining then and now. Kathleen Rice: Trailblazing the Manitoba wilds In a field dominated by men, Kathleen Rice forged her own path through constant adversity to become Canada’s first female prospector. Respect, hard-won From hourly labourer to …
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CIM’s Women of Innovation recounts the stories of 20 inspiring and innovative women engineers in Canada. From left to right starting from the top: Stephanie Willerth, Jill Green, Amanda Kalhous, Elizabeth Canon, Elizabeth Croft, Catherine Harwood, Genanne Beck, Monique Frize, Valerie Orsat, Izabela Witkowska, Margaret Kuzyk, Claire Deschenes, Jennifer Smith, Ying Zheng, Goldie Nejat, Denise …
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Students take advantage of the opportunity to connect with industry leaders during the CIM Convention CIM believes that a key part of the mining community is the future leaders of our industry: the students and recent grads of the various mining and mining-related programs across Canada. In 2018, after discussions with students, it became apparent …
Left to right: Ottawa Branch Chair Bud Cumming, Distinguished Lecturer Dave Pearson and Branch Chair Colin Riley. Pearson’s presentation, Trends in Utilization of Western Coal, consisted of a talk and a series of 32 coloured slides. January 21, 1982. This month CIM launches the 55th season of its Distinguished Lecturer Program. Since 1968, it has …
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Dr. L.M. Cumming, Past Chairman of the CIM Ottawa Branch, with brothers Stephen (left) and Selwyn De Souza, who won the Queen’s University Metallurgical Engineering Award at the 1982 Canada-Wide Science Fair, held at York University, Toronto. CIM Bulletin, 1982 This story originally appeared in the November 1982 edition of the CIM Bulletin. The Canada-Wide …
As school begins in many parts of Canada and the rest of the world, we take a look at how CIM has been involved with students over the decades. Miss Mabel I. Corlett, B.Sc. ’60, Queen’s University, receives a prize from CIM President W. H. Durrell for her essay, Fabric Study and Fracture Patterns of …
A selection of CIM publications on display at the National Office in Montreal One of CIM’s foundational objectives was “to promote … the economical production of valuable minerals and metals, by means of meetings for the reading and discussion of technical papers, and the subsequent distribution of such information … through the medium of publications.” …
The University of British Columbia’s mine rescue club | Courtesy of UBC Mine Rescue A look back at a few key developments in the history of mining safety, in Canada and abroad One hundred years of safety Celebrating the centenary of one of the most essential pieces of safety equipment The strike that saved lives 2024 will …
Left to right: JT Ryan chair Gord Winkel presents a John T. Ryan Special Award Certificate to Lafarge General Manager James Wilson, and Managers Travis Biswanger and Wes Markus. In 2017 and 2018, Lafarge Canada Inc. GCA (Greater Calgary Area) Pits and Quarries, Alberta Operations worked a total of 457,000 hours with no recordable injuries …
