The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) — a non-profit group with chapters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Sudbury, Perth, Brisbane, Johannesburg and London — held its third annual YMP Awards gala in Toronto in early March, with Mining Professional of the Year awards for 2018 handed out to Andrée St-Germain, chief financial officer of Integra Resources, and José Vizquerra, executive vice-president of strategic development and a director of Osisko Mining.
The Northern Miner is co-presenter of the YMP Awards in association with the YMP.
Barrick Gold, Cassels Brock, KPMG and Rio Tinto were the gala sponsors.

José Vizquerra, executive vice-president of strategic development and a director of Osisko Mining; and recipient of the YMP’s 2018 Peter Munk Award; and Andrée St-Germain, chief financial officer of Integra Resources, and recipient of the YMP’s 2018 Eira Thomas Award. Credit: YMP.
Greg Smith (left), president of Equinox Gold and YMP Vancouver director; and Rohan Hazelton, chief financial officer at Ascendant Resources. They are co-founders of YMP Vancouver. Credit: YMP.
Pamela Hojilla, lawyer at Cassels Brock and YMP Toronto executive; and Michael Long, partner in KPMG’s mining tax practice and YMP Toronto director. Credit: YMP.
Alex Burelle, manager of investor relations and business development at Stornoway Diamond and managing partner of Vérendrye Capital; and Bianca Déprés, lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault and YMP Montreal co-president. Credit: YMP.
From left: John Cumming, editor-in-chief of The Northern Miner; Anthony Vaccaro, publisher of the Northern Miner Group; and Elena Mayer, senior manager, client relationship, mining at PwC Canada and president and CEO of Women Who Rock. The Northern Miner is co-presenter of the YMP Awards. Credit: YMP.
Anthony Moreau, business development and innovation manager at Iamgold, YMP Toronto director, and master of ceremonies for the YMP Awards evening in 2019. Credit: YMP.
John Burzynski (left), president and CEO of Osisko Mining, presents the YMP’s Peter Munk Award for 2018 to José Vizquerra, executive vice-president of strategic development and a director of Osisko Mining. Credit: YMP.

Ayesha Hira, vice-president of corporate development and strategy at Lucara Diamond. Hira represented Lucara Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas, for whom the female YMP Award is named. Credit: YMP.
George Salamis, president and CEO of Integra Resources, presents the YMP’s Eira Thomas Award for 2018 to Andrée St-Germain, chief financial officer of Integra Resources. Credit: YMP.

Catriona Beadel, mining executive to CEO, Energy & Minerals, at Rio Tinto and YMP London founder and team member. Credit: YMP.
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