AMEC’s (AMEC-L) Peter Lighthall recently received one of the Engineering Institute of Canada’s highest honours at an awards ceremony in Ottawa.
Lighthall received the Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Medal for his work in the environmental management of mining projects.
Having worked on more than a hundred mines, Lighthall has led teams working on a number of the world’s largest. In particular, his expertise is in creating tailings disposal systems that keep the environment safe.
He has more than 35 years’ experience as a geotechnical engineer with embankment dams, slope stability as well as foundation and rock engineering.
He now co-ordinates AMEC’s environmental projects in the mining industry in South America.
“Lighthall is a well-respected and recognized engineering expert in his field who has contributed greatly to the profession and society,” says Victor Sowa, a senior geotechnical consultant with Jacques Whitford-Axys who nominated Lighthall. “He has provided a great positive influence on the careers of many.”
The nomination was supported by letters from BGC Engineering consultant and director Adrian Wightman, AMEC vice-president Michael Davies and Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) vice-president Michael Allan.
It was Lighthall’s second major award from the Engineering Institute of Canada. In 2005, he was awarded a Fellowship of the Engineering Institute of Canada for his technical achievements and leadership in tailings dam engineering.
Lighthall also received a fellowship in the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for service to the institute; and two service plaques from the Canadian Geotechnical Society, one for a 2-year term as vice-president.
AMEC employs more than 20,000 people working from a network of offices throughout the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
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