Dr. Moira Smith received the 2019 Colin Spence Award for her development of a new geological model for the Long Canyon prospect in Nevada and the resulting definition of a multimillion-ounce gold resource there.
Chief John French, Chief Donny Van Somer, Dennis Izony and Chris Rockingham are the 2019 recipients of the Robert R. Hedley Award for Excellence in Social and Environmental Responsibility. Their collective dedication to further the Kemess Underground mine has set the standard for achieving mutual benfits through understanding, respect and trust. In many practical ways, these nominees are exemplars to others on how to work constructively together and create a pathway to potential shared prosperity associated with responsible mineral exploration and development in British Columbia.
Diamonds in the Rough Emergency Rescue Organization Inc. received the 2019 David Barr Award for providing an invaluable emergency response resource to Canada’s mineral exploration industry.
img: Dr. Moira Smith
