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Northern prospectors to be honoured at PDAC in 2016

Industry veterans with Northern Ontario connections will be honoured at the 2016 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada ’s (PDAC) convention in March.
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Stephen Roman of Harte Gold will be among the recipients of a 2016 PDAC award.

Industry veterans with Northern Ontario connections will be honoured at the 2016 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) convention in March.

Robert Cudney, Stephen Roman, and John Whitton are the recipients of this year’s Bill Dennis Award for the Bruce Channel gold discovery at the Red Lake gold camp in northwestern Ontario.

And the Bjorkman family, of Bjorkman Prospecting in Atikokan, are the recipients of this year’s Special Achievement Award for their multi-generational dedication to geology, prospecting and diversity.

Additional award recipients follow:

Patricia Sheahan is the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Service Award for her unique and outstanding contribution and dedication to Canada’s mineral industry.

Lucara Diamond, which recently discovered the second largest diamond ever on record, is the recipient of this year’s Environmental & Social Responsibility Award for their stakeholder initiatives, community engagement, and focus on sustainable practices and long-term benefits at their Karawoe mine in Botswana.

Darrell Beaulieu is the recipient of this year’s Skookum Jim Award for his innovation, hard work and dedication to the mineral industry in his Yellowknife community.

The Cukaru Peki discovery team from Reservoir Minerals and Freeport-McMoRan are the recipients of this year’s Thayer Lindsley Award for the discovery of high-grade copper-gold deposits in Serbia that may prompt explorers to look for a new class of mineral deposit.

Silver Wheaton is the recipient of this year’s Viola R. MacMillan Award for developing new and innovative business strategies that are a leading example for other companies and junior miners.

PDAC will hold its 2016 awards gala on March 7 during the 84th annual convention.