These advertisements, taken from 125 years of CIM Bulletin and curated by CIM’s Communications and Marketing team, tell the story of commerce and innovation in the Canadian mining industry. Canadian Industries Limited, Explosives Division (January 1941). The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin, 345. *This was the first ad to ever appear in the Bulletin. Canadian …
“The fact that mining geophysics was in its infancy was one of the attractions to become involved. All that were needed to succeed in the early days were an inquisitive mind, an understanding of physics and a strong desire to find out what was under the ground.” Norman Patterson Mining Geophysics: A Canadian Story recounts how …
Lt.-Col. John J. Penhale organized the Flanders Branch of CIM Did you know that even in times of war, CIM has always been at the forefront of innovation? During WWI, when Canada’s mining industry was playing a crucial role in the war efforts, CIM members stationed overseas formed their own Branch in Flanders. Letters from …
Men standing on a gold mining dredge at Bear Creek, Klondike River Valley, Yukon Territory, July 22, 1913 Despite difficult times, CIM has always been a champion of innovation and progress in the mining industry. In the 1920s, when demand for metals plummeted and the unemployment rate soared, CIM acted by lobbying for veterans of …
