Recognition

Year	From	To	Award	Recognition for
2014	Canadian Mining Hall of Fame	Mark Rebagliati	Inductee to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame	Demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements benefiting the Canadian minerals industry
2013	Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC	Ronald Thiessen	Fellowship (FCA)	Contributions to the community and service to the profession
2013	American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers	Ronald Thiessen	William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal	Distinguished achievements in the minerals industry
2012	Canadian Mining Hall of Fame	Robert Hunter & Robert Dickinson	Co-inductees to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame	Demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements benefiting the Canadian minerals industry
2012	International Association for Impact Assessment	John Boyle	Individual Award	Major achievement and advancement in the theory and practice of impact assessment at an international level
2011	Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business	Ronald Thiessen	Business Person of the Year Award	Significant contributions to business development between Canada and Southern Africa
2011	Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum	David Copeland	A.O. Dufresne Award	Exceptional achievements and distinguished contributions to mining exploration in Canada
2010	American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers	Robert Dickinson	Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal	Distinguished achievement in mining administration
2010	Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum	Bernard Tan	CIM Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Award	Outstanding achievement in accounting and finance
2009	Canadian Government	Dick Whittington	Governor General of Canada Medal	Leadership role as founding Chairman of the Mining task Force of Mexico's Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2009	Association for Mineral Exploration BC	Mark Rebagliati	Colin Spence Award	Global exploration excellence
2009	Ernst & Young	Russell Hallbauer	Entrepreneur of The Year© 2009 Pacific Award	Business vision, leadership and achievement
2008	Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum	Robert Dickinson	A.O. Dufresne Award	Exceptional achievements and distinguished contributions to mining exploration in Canada
2008	Association for Mineral Exploration BC	Ronald Thiessen	E.A. Scholz Award	Excellence in mine development
2008	Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration	Mark Rebagliati	Robert M. Dreyer Award	Outstanding achievement in applied economic geology
2007	China's Ministry of Land and Resources	Continental Minerals Corp.	Explorer of the Year Award	Significant mineral discovery - the Xietongmen deposit
2007	Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada	Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.	Thayer Lindsley International Discovery Award	Significant mineral discovery - the Pebble East deposit
2007	Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum	Russell Hallbauer	Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal	Contributions, distinguished service and support of mineral exploration and development
2007	Association for Mineral Exploration BC	Lena Brommeland	Frank Woodside Past President's Award	Health, safety and mineral tenure advocacy efforts
2006	Association for Mineral Exploration BC	Shari Gardiner	Gold Pan Award	Long-term efforts regarding land use, stakeholder communication and leadership
2004	Ernst & Young	Directors of Hunter Dickinson - David Copeland, Scott Cousens, David Jennings, Robert Dickinson, Jeffrey Mason and Ronald Thiessen	Entrepreneur Of The Year(r) 2004 Pacific Award	Determination, vision and business acumen
2004	Fraser Basin Council	Gibraltar Mine, co-winner with the Cariboo Regional District	Sustainability Award	The Municipal Landfill Project in Williams Lake, BC. The Sustainability Award honours organizations that are helping to ensure a sustainable future for the Fraser River Basin
2004	Mining Association of BC	Gibraltar Mine, co-winner with the Cariboo Regional District	Partners in Mining Award	The Municipal Landfill Project. The award honours innovative relationships that create business and community opportunities for the benefit of others
2002	American Institute for Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers	Robert Schafer	William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal	Distinguished achievement in mining
2002	Northern BC Business and Technology	Gibraltar Mine	Achievement Award	The Municipal Landfill Project and a Mini Hydro Project
2000	Mining Association of BC	Robert Dickinson	BC Mining Industry Person of the Year	Outstanding achievements in mining
1997	Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada	Mark Rebagliati	Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year	Important contributions to the prospecting and exploration industry
1996	BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines (now Association for Mineral Exploration BC)	Mark Rebagliati	H.H. "Spud" Huestis Award	Excellence in prospecting and mineral exploration
1990	Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada	Robert Dickinson	Viola R. MacMillan Developer's Award	Leadership in management and financing for the exploration and development of mineral resources