Hall of Fame seeks candidates

Now in its third year, The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame is again calling for nominations for induction at an upcoming banquet ceremony to be held in Toronto’s Royal York Hotel Jan. 7, 1991, when the successful candidates will be announced. National in scope, the process will be administered through the facilities of the Mining Association of Canada, one of the Hall’s four sponsors which is soliciting nominations from each of its 15 country-wide mining-oriented or mining-associated organizations. Other sponsors are the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and Northern Miner Press Inc.

Last year there were eight inductees — three living and five posthumously. “The process continues to be highly selective and demanding of major achievement,” Chairman Maurice Brown emphasizes, noting nominations cannot be accepted directly from individuals.

Below are the Criteria for Selection. For further information, including the Guidelines for Nomination, contact Jacques Hudon, The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, c/o The Mining Association of Canada, Suite 809, 350 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. K1R 7S8. Phone: (613) 233-9391. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION Candidates must have demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements in Canada in one or more of the following categories. A “lifetime” of service to the industry will normally be evaluated after the individual has retired and has reached the age of 70 years. 1. EXPLORATION

Discovery of one or more “elephant” deposits of the nature of Horne, Sullivan, Kidd Creek, etc.;

Discovery of a large number of significant mines of one or more types;

Successful introduction of a theory or principle or exploration technique that had a major impact on the subsequent discovery of significant mines;

Overcoming of exceptional obstacles or difficulties (weather, isolation, opposition, etc.) in discovery of one or more significant mines. 2. BUILDING THE CORPORATION

Exercise of outstanding acumen in assembling several properties which formed the basis of a major Canadian mining company;

Assembly of an outstanding team of individuals to carry on the work of building a major corporation;

Demonstrating entrepreneurial skill and innovative strategy in plotting the direction of the firm;

Display of unusual managerial capability in directing one or more corporations over a career involving management of change, revitalization, etc.;

Development and startup of several operating mines under difficult circumstances, including ground conditions, climatic conditions, etc. 3. TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION

Development and/or implementation of one or more technologies or operating methods that have had a profound impact on the firm, land beyond the firm, on the mining industry, generally.

Provision of geoscience data or scientific knowledge. 4. SUPPORTING CONTRIBUTION

Outstanding contribution by an individual external to the industry in such areas as:

education or professional development;

supportive public policies or government programs;

communications and information 5. MINING IN SOCIETY

Outstanding achievement in reconciling the business goals of the industry to those of Canadian society in general, through such matters as:

suport for worthy cause;

public understanding of mining;

environmental improvement;

improved governmental relations;

employment of indigenous people; building bridges of understanding to other segments of Canadian society.