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This year's inductees to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, from left: Pierre Lassonde, Gerald Grandey, Chuck Fipke and James O'Rourke. Source: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes four more

Four new inductees boasting outstanding achievements in the diverse fields of diamonds, gold, uranium and copper joined the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in the twenty-fifth annual ceremony in Toronto on Jan. 10, 2013.




Nigerois soldiers from the 322nd Parachute Regiment practise field tactics during combat training facilitated by U. S. Army soldiers in 2007. The volatile country, which has been plagued with unrest, holds one of the world's best uranium resources.

Niger: An Old Uranium Frontier Made New Again

The number of Canadian miners poking the arid terrain of Niger in the search for uranium is increasing, and the relative durability of the uranium price in a down market isn’t the only thing fuelling …


Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Prof. Donald "Digger" Gorman (right) is escorted from the podium by Jeff Fawcett, professor emeritus in the department of geology at the University of Toronto.

Canadian Mining Hall Of Fame Welcomes Four More

Bone-chilling temperatures of -17C weren’t enough to keep the crowd away from the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’s 21st annual awards dinner at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.




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