The Northern Miner's
Mining Person
of the Year
Each year since 1977, The Northern Miner has chosen one person or a small group of people as our "Mining Man of the Year" and then later, our "Mining Person of the Year." The award, as chosen by our internal editorial staff, honours an individual or group for an outstanding accomplishment in the mining industry.
Check out our complete list of winners below:
Mining Person of The Year
| Year | Name(s) | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Stephen Roman | Denison Mines |
| 1978 | John Gallagher | Dome Petroleum |
| 1979 | Norman Keevil Jr. | Teck Corp. |
| 1980 | Donald Schmitt | Noranda |
| 1981 | Peter Allan | Little Long Lac Group |
| 1982 | Clifford Frame,
Robert Hallbauer |
Denison,
Teck |
| 1983 | Henry Brehaut | Dome Group |
| 1984 | John Zigarlick | Echo Bay Mines |
| 1985 | Paul Penna | Agnico-Eagle Mines |
| 1986 | Patrick MacCulloch | Selco BP Canada |
| 1987 | Clifford Frame | Curragh Resources |
| 1988 | John Hansuld | Canamax Resources |
| 1989 | James Gill | Aur Resources |
| 1990 | Chet Idzisek,
Murray Pezim |
Prime Resources |
| 1991 | Margaret (Peggy) Witte | Royal Oak Mines |
| 1992 | Charles (Chuck) Fipke | Dia Met Minerals |
| 1993 | Peter Munk,
Robert Smith |
Barrick Gold |
| 1994 | Louis Gignac | Cambior |
| 1995 | Albert Chislett,
Christopher Verbiski |
Diamond Fields Resources |
| 1996 | David Walsh,
John Felderhof |
Bre-X Minerals |
| 1997 | Pierre Lassonde,
Seymour Schulich |
Franco-Nevada Mining,
Euro-Nevada Mining |
| 1998 | Hugo T. Dummett | BHP |
| 1999 | Catherine McLeod-Seltzer,
David Lowell |
Arequipa Resources |
| 2000 | Keith Minty | North American Palladium |
| 2001 | Gren Thomas | Aber Diamond |
| 2002 | Robert McEwen | Goldcorp |
| 2003 | (Hiatus) | |
| 2004 | (Hiatus) |
| Year | Name(s) | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | André Gaumond | Virginia Mines |
| 2006 | Robert Friedland | Ivanhoe Mines |
| 2007 | Sean Boyd,
Eberhard (Ebe) Scherkus |
Agnico-Eagle Mines |
| 2008 | Patrick Anderson,
Keith Barron, Stephen Leary |
Aurelian Resources |
| 2009 | Sean Roosen,
John Burzynski, Robert Wares |
Osisko Mining |
| 2010 | Shawn Ryan,
Cathy Wood |
Ryanwood Exploration |
| 2011 | Ross Beaty | Pan American Silver and others |
| 2012 | David Garofalo | Hudbay Minerals |
| 2013 | Ross McElroy,
Dev Randhawa |
Fission Uranium |
| 2014 | David Palmer | Probe Mines |
| 2015 | Lukas Lundin | Lundin Group of Companies |
| 2016 | Matt Manson | Stornoway Diamond |
| 2017 | Sean Boyd | Agnico Eagle |
| 2018 | Nick Mather | SolGold |
| 2019 | Tony Makuch | Kirkland Lake Gold |
| 2020 | Sebastien de Montessus | Endeavour Mining |
| 2021 | Chris Taylor | Great Bear Resources |
| 2022 | Ana Cabral | Sigma Lithium |
| 2023 | Tim Gitzel | Cameco |